Jun 01, 2004

Spennacchio, Riehlman Earn All-American

First for Men's Lacrosse since 1989

Men's Lacrosse
Senior attackman Dave Spennacchio and sophomore midfielder Pat Riehlman were both named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Honorable Mention All-American team on Monday. Spennacchio, who led the team in scoring with 29 goals, 38 assists for 67 points and ended his career as the second all-time scorer and Riehlman, who was second on the team with 24 goals, 11 assists, become Geneseo's 80th and 81st All-Americans in school history. The pair are the first to garner national recognition in men's lacrosse since 1989, when A.J. Petrillose was an honorable mention attackman.

May 28, 2004

Track & Field at NCAAs

Catalano Earns All-American on Thursday
DePrez, Casey All-American on Friday
Turner All-American on Saturday

Outdoor Track & Field
The outdoor track and field team travelled to Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois for the 2004 NCAA Division III Track and Field championships and junior Renne Catalano became Geneseo's 78th All-American to highlight Thursday's first day of competition. Catalano ran a 37:53.83 in the 10,000 meters to finish in eighth place for the Knights. In other action on Thursday, sophomore Marta Scott ran a 4:41.47 in the preliminaries of the 1,500 meters to qualify for Saturday's finals and junior Kristina Mattice finished 14th in the long jump with a leap of 5.47 meters.

On Friday, sophomore Kim DePrez earned her third All-American Award in her career as she leaped 1.68 meters to finish eighth. All the competitors from second place to eighth place jumped the same height and DePrez was awarded eighth place when comparing misses. Senior Jason Casey became the college's 79th All-American when he set a school record in crossing the line in 9:07.64 for fifth place in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

On Saturday, junior Ted Turner became the fourth Knight to earn All-American honors in the 2004 competition when he ran to a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:54.21 to earn his second national recognition. Turner was an All-American during the 2003 cross country season. In other action, sophomore Marta Scott placed 10th in the 1,500 meter final with a time of 4:39.96 and classmate Mary Kosloski jumped to an 18th place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 10.96 meters.

May 25, 2004

Knights Selected for North/South Classic

Geneseo to send three to lacrosse contest
Lyons to coach

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team will send three players to the prestigious USILA STX/Geico Division III North/South Classic on Saturday, June 12, 2004 at Nazareth College in Pittsford, N.Y. Senior attackman Dave Spennacchio, senior midfielder Tim Killoran and senior close defender Ryan McGee have been selected to play for the North team in the game. Head coach Jim Lyons will team with Mike Daley of Tufts (MA) University to coach the North squad.

May 25, 2004

Lyons Earns National Honor

Selected Men's Lacrosse Division III Coach of the Year

Men's Lacrosse
Head men's lacrosse coach Jim Lyons has been named the Division III Coach of the Year by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Lyons will formally receive the award at the USILA STX/Geico All-American Banquet on Friday, June 11, 2004 at the Clarion Riverside Hotel in Rochester, N.Y.

In a vote of his peers, Lyons was selected for the national honor after guiding the Knights to a record of 11-5 in 2004. Geneseo captured their second SUNYAC championship and earned the program's first ever appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament in their 37th year of competition in the sport.

Lyons has led Geneseo to a record of 37-21 in his four seasons, including SUNYAC tournament berths in the last three years and an ECAC Division III Upstate tournament championship in 2003.

This season, the Knights defeated conference rival Cortland by a score of 8-6 in the SUNYAC title game and trounced Endicott (MA) College by a score of 19-4 in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament before ending their season with a 14-5 second round loss at national semifinalist Middlebury (VT).

Lyons will be one of four coaches on the sidelines for the prestigious USILA Division III North/South Classic to be held at Nazareth College in Pittsford, N.Y. on Saturday, June 12, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. He will team with Mike Daley of Tufts (MA) University to coach the North squad.

May 25, 2004

Track & Field to NCAAs

Seven Knights Selected to Compete

Outdoor Track & Field
Seven members of the outdoor track and field team were selected to participate this week at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field championships at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.

Five members of the women's team will compete in the championships as juniors Renne Catalano (10,000 meters) and Kristina Mattice (long jump) and sophomores Kim DePrez (high jump), Mary Kosloski (triple jump) and Marta Scott (1,500 meters) have qualified. DePrez is the defending NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field High Jump champion and Scott earned All-American honors in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championships in March.

On the men's side, junior Ted Turner will run the 5,000 meters, while senior Jason Casey competes in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

May 22, 2004

Track & Field at Baldwin-Wallace

Women Take Three Firsts
Casey Wins for Men

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
The women's outdoor track and field team travelled to Berea, Ohio for the Baldwin Wallace Twilight Meet on Friday night and had three individuals place first. Junior Kristina Mattice (Batavia) leaped 5.69 meters in the long jump to break a school record and move to sixth on the NCAA top performances list for 2004. Other first place finishers included Renne Catalano, who won the 10,000 meters in 37:16.88 and moved to 13th in the nation and senior Joanna Zieno (Fairport), who completed her collegiate career with a win in the 5,000 meters in 17:49.67. Sophomore Marta Scott was third in the 1,500 meters in 4:40.19 and classmate Mary Kosloski jumped to a second place in the triple jump in 11.17 meters and a fifth place finish in the long jump at 5.05 meters.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
The men's outdoor track and field team also competed at Baldwin-Wallace on Friday and senior Jason Casey ran to a win in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 9:12.17. In other action, junior Jeff Beck was fourth in the 5,000 meters in 14:52.27 and first year Joe Goodspeed leaped 6'2" in the high jump.

May 16, 2004

Men's Lacrosse Falls in NCAAs

Middlebury Defeats Knights

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Middlebury (VT) to take on the Panthers in the second round of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse championships and were eliminated from the tournament by a 14-5 score. The Panthers scored first, but Geneseo's Jack Ryerson scored from Dave Spennacchio to tie the game at one. Middlebury then scored three straight on their way to a 6-4 halftime advantage and the Knights would get no closer. Senior Tim Killoran, junior Chris Stock, sophomore Pat Riehlman and first year Travis Bortz added goals and Spennacchio finished with two helpers. Goaltender Andy Howk made nine saves and allowed 14 goals in 57:28 and David Knapp was untested in his 2:32 of play. The Knights end their season with a record of 11-5 overall in making their first ever appearance in the national tournament.

May 16, 2004

Track & Field at ECACs

Catalano, DePrez, Casey Win Events

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
The women's outdoor track and field team travelled to the ECAC championships on Friday and Saturday and finished in a tie for eighth place with 31 points. The Knights had two winners as junior Renne Catalano won the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:24.66 and sophomore Kim DePrez won the high jump with an NCAA provisional leap of 1.68 meters. Other performances for Geneseo included Mary Kosloski, who set a new school record with an NCAA provisional distance of 11.56 meters in the triple jump, senior Joanna Zieno, who was fifth in the 5,000 meters in 17:51 and sophomore Marta Scott, who claimed seventh in the 1,500 meters in 4:47.25.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
The men's outdoor track and field team travelled to the ECACs and finished in ninth place with 24 points. Senior Jason Casey was first in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 9:19.17, junior Jeff Beck was second in the 5,000 meters in 15:06.27 and first year Joe Goodspeed placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 6'5 3/4".

May 14, 2004

Kuhn Becomes Geneseo's 77th All-American

Softball Player Named NFCA First Team

Women's Softball
First year player Audrey Kuhn became Geneseo's 77th All-American when she was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA) first team utility player. To qualify for the utility position, a player cannot play more than 60% of their games at the same position. Kuhn started all 45 games for the Knights with 22 starts coming at pitcher, 22 at first base and one at designated player.

A native of Ballston Lake, NY and graduate of Shenendehowa High School, Kuhn combined a .420 (60-143) batting average with eight homeruns and 37 RBI at the plate with a 14-10 record on the mound. She posted a 0.97 earned run average while striking out 121 batters in 144 innings and held opponents to a .184 batting average.

May 13, 2004

SUNYAC Announces Men's Lacrosse All-Stars

Spennacchio Named Player of the Year
Lyons Earns Coach of the Year

SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse
The SUNYAC has announced the 2004 all-star teams and award winners for men's lacrosse. Senior David Spennacchio was named the conference Player of the Year and Jim Lyons earned Coach of the Year honors. Joining Spennacchio on the first team were sophomore midfielder Pat Riehlman, junior short stick defenseman Tom McDonald and senior defender Ryan McGee.

Earning second team status were senior midfielder David Hilfinger, junior midfielder Chris Stock, senior defenseman Steven Loetterle and senior goalie Andy Howk.

May 12, 2004

Men's Lacrosse Advances in NCAA

Spennacchio, Ryerson Lead Knights Past Endicott

Men's Lacrosse
Senior David Spennacchio (Fairport, NY/Fairport) scored three goals and added five assists to lead SUNY Geneseo (11-4) into the second round of the 2004 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse championship tournament with a 19-4 win over Endicott (MA) College (12-7).

The Knights led 2-1 early in the first quarter before reeling off seven straight goals on their way to an 11-2 halftime advantage. Geneseo controlled play as junior Aaron Giffin (Manlius, NY/Fayetteville Manlius) won 10 of his 12 faceoffs and classmate Jason Zimmerman (Plainview, NY/Plainview) collected eight of his 14 for the game.

Sophomore Jack Ryerson (Rochester, NY/Brighton) scored four goals, seniors Mark Engel (Rochester, NY/Irondequoit) and David Hilfinger (Tully, NY/Tully) netted three goals apiece and junior Chris Stock (Penfield, NY/Penfield) handed out three assists for the Knights.

Senior Corey Fox (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth) scored twice for the Gulls and sophomore Kevin Lally (Derry, NH/Pinkerton Academy) had a goal and an assist.

On defense, Geneseo's Ryan McGee (Camillus, NY/West Genesee) scooped five groundballs, senior Andy Howk (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland) made five saves and allowed three goals in 45 minutes in goal and classmate David Knapp (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) allowed one goal and stopped two shots in his 15 minutes of play.

For Endicott, senior Matt Bagshaw (Framingham, MA/Framingham) made 12 saves and allowed 18 goals in 52:50, while sophomore Adam Partaledis (Malden, MA/Malden Catholic) allowed one goal in 7:10.

Geneseo will play at Middlebury (VT) in the second round game, date and time to be determined.

May 10, 2004

Men's Lacrosse NCAA News

Knights To Host First Round Contest
Game Time Set for 4 pm

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team, who earned an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division III national tournament with their 8-6 win over #2 Cortland on Saturday, will host the only first round game in the 17 team tournament. The Knights (10-4) will entertain the Endicott (MA) College Gulls (12-6) on Wednesday at 4 pm on the Alumni Field. Tickets for the game will be $3 for adults and $1 for students.

The winner will advance and travel to Middlebury (VT) for a second round game on Sunday.

May 08, 2004

Men's Lacrosse SUNYAC Champions!

Knights Defeat Top Seeded Cortland
Howk Slays Nation's #2 Ranked Dragons

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Cortland tonight to take on the nation's second ranked and tournament top seeded team and won their second SUNYAC championship with an 8-6 victory over the Red Dragons. Geneseo's only other SUNYAC title in men's lacrosse came in 1982. The Knights pulled away after being deadlocked at two at halftime with five straight goals after Cortland took a 3-2 lead and moved to an 8-4 advantage late in the fourth quarter when the Dragons scored two goals in the last minute in a frantic attempt at a comeback. Senior goalie Andy Howk was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after posting a 4.44 goals against average and an impressive .742 save percentage in the tournament, including making 11 stops in the championship game.

Senior Dave Spennacchio and junior Chris Kelley were both named to the All-Tournament team after Kelley netted two goals, one assist in the final and Spennacchio added a goal and an assist. Sophomore Pat Riehlman added two goals, one helper, junior Chris Stock contributed two assists and single goals were scored by David Hilfinger, Tim Killoran and Owahn Bazydlo.

On defense, senior Ryan McGee, who collected nine groundballs in the semifinal win and scooped four loose balls in the championship and junior d-middie Tom McDonald, who snagged six groundballs in the title tilt, each earned a spot on the All-Tournament team.

With the win, the Knights earn a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in school history. The tournament seedings and pairings are to be announced.

May 08, 2004

ECAC Upstate Softball Tournament

Rensselaer, RIT Advance in First Round
Fisher Defeats Geneseo

ECAC Upstate Softball Tournament
Rensselaer (21-10) and RIT (22-16) advanced in the first round of the ECAC Upstate softball double elimination tournament, with the Red Hawks grabbing a 1-0 win over St. John Fisher (28-16) in the opening game and the Tigers knocking off top seeded Geneseo (28-17) in the second game, 4-2. The Knights of Geneseo were then eliminated from the tournament by the Cardinals by a score of 4-0. The fourth game of the day between the Rensselaer and RIT was postponed to Sunday's day two of the tournament due to rain.

In the opener, the Red Hawks scored their run in the first inning on a one out single by Laura Feeney, a swinging bunt base hit by Katherine Valenta, a fielder's choice and an infield RBI single by Stephanie Vanek. Rensselaer's Nikki Dooley (9-5) tossed a complete game shutout, scattering six hits and striking out five, while Vanek went 3 for 3 at the plate. St. John Fisher's Keely Forbes (11-11) allowed six hits and one walk while striking out five to take the loss.

In game two, RIT's Elaine Vonderembse was 2 for 4 with a double, a run and two RBI, Tonya Campbell was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Gretchen Goodhue was 2 for 3 with a run scored as the Tigers scored a run in the fourth, one in the sixth and two in the seventh to open a 4-0 lead. Geneseo scored a pair of runs in the seventh as Christina Marinucci walked and Jodi Guilboard hit an RBI triple and scored on the play on a throwing error. RIT's Shari McNamara (8-7) limited the Knights to four hits, one walk and struck out seven to post the win, while Audrey Kuhn (14-10) was tagged for eight hits and three earned runs in the loss.

In the final game of the day, the Cardinals scored three runs in the top of the first inning and added an insurance run in the seventh as Nikki Cordaro was 2 for 3 with a run and two RBI, including a first inning two-run double. Fisher's Amy Herberger (17-5) tossed a two-hitter with two walks and 13 strikeouts and Geneseo's Marianne Wallace (13-6) allowed five hits, two walks and struck out five.

The winner's bracket final between RIT and Rensselaer has been rescheduled for 10:00 am on Sunday with the tournament continuing at 12 noon and 2 pm with the "if necessary" game slated for 4 pm.

May 05, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Men's Lacrosse Advances to SUNYAC Championship
Women Fall in ECACs

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team hosted #3 Oneonta this afternoon in the semifinals of the SUNYAC tournament and the second seeded Knights advanced to the championship with a 13-7 win. The Knights led 3-0 after one period and 5-0 at the intermission. Geneseo led 13-2 with 11 minutes left in the game. Junior Chris Kelley and sophomore Jack Ryerson each scored two goals, two assists to lead the attack and senior Dave Spennacchio added a two goals and an assist for the Knights. With the helper, Spennacchio equalled David Lyons, '75 on the Geneseo career assist chart with 115. Sophomore Pat Riehlman added a goal and an assist and senior Ryan McGee collected nine groundballs. Senior Andy Howk made 12 saves and allowed two goals in 48:27 and classmate David Knapp stopped one shot and allowed five goals in the last 11:33. Geneseo will face the winner of #1 Cortland and #4 Potsdam on Saturday in the title game.

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to #2 Union College this afternoon as the seventh seed in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic championships and dropped a 19-8 decision. Geneseo trailed 8-0 before netting three straight goals to cut the lead to five. Union went to halftime with a 12-4 lead and extended to 15-4 at the start of the second stanza. Senior Katie Rocco scored two goals, one assist and sophomore Sue Shepard added two goals for the Knights. Single tallies were made by junior Lauren Chatterton and first years Megan Hilts, Ali Stuart and Marty Katz. Sophomore Jess Pausewang made 18 saves in nets for the Knights as they complete their season with a record of 10-5.

May 03, 2004

Knights Earn ECAC Bids

Softball to Host Upstate Championship
Women's Lacrosse Seventh Seed

ECAC Division III Championship Tournaments
The women's softball team has been selected as the top seed and host for the 2004 ECAC Division III Upstate tournament. The Knights will play fourth seeded RIT at 1:00 pm on Saturday in the double elimination tournament. Second seeded St. John Fisher will play #3 Rensselaer in the first game at 11:00 am on Saturday. The tournament continues at 3 and 5 pm on Saturday with contests scheduled for 10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm on Sunday.

In women's lacrosse, Geneseo was selected as the seventh seed in the 2004 ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic region tournament and will travel to #2 Union on Wednesday for a first round game at 4:30 pm. The semifinals and finals are slated for Saturday and Sunday.

May 03, 2004

2004 Department Award Winners Announced

Spennacchio, Hadzicki Named Senior Athletes
McNelis, Magee Earn Senior Contribution Awards
Weismann, Zieno Scholar-Athletes

The SUNY Geneseo department of intercollegiate athletics and recreation named their 2004 Departmental Award winners at the fourth annual Athletics Awards banquet held in the Robert MacVittie College Union Ballroom on Sunday, May 2, 2004. Below is a recap of the award criteria and biographical information on each of the 2004 winners.

Nicholas A. Hayes, a member of the class of ‘65, had a congenital heart defect that prohibited his participation in athletics. However, his love of sports prompted Nick to serve as scorekeeper and statistician for both the soccer and basketball teams. Upon his graduation, Nick became a librarian and a youth baseball coach until his untimely death in 1972. The Nick Hayes Memorial Award was created in his honor in 1973, and has gone to an individual who displays the same commitment and energy to Geneseo athletics in a non-playing capacity. The honor includes a $100 award provided by a private donor to honor the memory of Nicholas Hayes and reward the winner for his or her unselfish contributions to Geneseo athletics. Adam Andrusyszyn has spent countless hours toiling in the men's hockey office for three seasons for head coach Brian Hills . His daily responsibilities included sending out recruiting packages, keeping the recruiting database, preparing for practices and games and coordinating film exchange with opponents. In addition, he helped run the Junior Ice Knights program and coordinated the between period promotional contests. He earned the "Coaches Award" for hockey last season, an award normally reserved for a player and even received one vote from a member of the team as the "Most Valuable Player". This true team player will be attending graduate school at Canisius next year.

James E. Divico was an outstanding basketball player who died in an untimely automobile accident with his wife Jennifer just after his senior year in 1988. Jim was a team oriented player who displayed great courage while playing despite numerous injuries. The James E. Divico Memorial Award is presented to the men's basketball player who puts aside individual accomplishment and portrays Jim's sense of team play. Senior Kurt Redman (Fillmore, NY), a team captain and starting forward on the men's basketball team, characterized everything that this award represents. On the court, he averaged a modest 5.3 points and 4.2 rebounds, but ask his teammates and coaches and they'll tell you he was instrumental in helping the Knights to a 20-9 record this season and their second ECAC Upstate team title in his four years. He is second all-time at the college with 110 games played and is sixth in career field goal percentage, making 54% of his shots. Off the court, he has been a three year member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and served as a student representative to the Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Board. He is a member of Golden Key Honor Society, Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society the SUNYAC All-Academic Team and SUNYAC Commissioner's List, holding a 3.58 grade point average in mathematics and secondary education.

Jennifer Guyer Divico was an enthusiastic, dedicated and hard working member of the women’s swim team. This award is presented each year to the member of the women’s swim team who most closely represents the qualities and talent of Jennifer. Senior Danielle Yaple (Stittville, NY/Holland Patent) has participated on four SUNYAC championship teams, helping the team extend their conference win streak to 15 years. She was a team captain this season, a SUNYAC finalist all four years and served as the president of the women's water polo club for two years. She has been the team's representative to the Student Athletic Advisory Committee for three years and served as the Vice-Chair this year. She has been involved with several community service projects, has been a lifeguard, swim lesson and water aerobics instructor and volunteers her time to help teach the lifeguard recertification classes. In the classroom, she is a member of the Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, the Dean's List, the SUNYAC All-Academic Team and the SUNYAC Commissioner's List. She holds a 3.70 grade point average in linguistics and has been accepted into a program to teach the English language in China next year.

A 1997 SUNY Geneseo graduate, Robyn Whitney-Lewis was a four year member and All-SUNYAC performer for the women's volleyball team whose unexpected death in the spring of 2003 deeply impacted the Geneseo athletic family. The Robyn Whitney Lewis Memorial Award was established this year to honor the memory of one of Geneseo's finest student-athletes. Each year, the award will be given to a senior member of the women's volleyball team who mirrors Robyn's commitment, dedication and enthusiasm for the sport of volleyball. A picture plaque honoring Robyn with the names of each annual winner will be displayed in the Merritt Athletic Center thanks to a generous donation by Robyn's parents, Stewart and Shirley Whitney. Senior Cherisse Rehman (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili), the first recipient of this award, has been a four year starter on the volleyball team. From her right side hitting position, she has been one of the most versatile players for the Knights over her career. As a testament to that versatility, she has been called upon to play middle hitter, outside hitter and setter at various times throughout her tenure. She led the team in digs as a sophomore, was named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament team as a senior and is a three-time All-SUNYAC West First Team all-star.

The Daniel Mullin Scholar-Athlete award is named in honor of Geneseo's former chair of the department of health and physical education. The recipient is the senior male student-athlete who has demonstrated high academic achievement and athletic excellence. Senior Paul Weismann (Brannenburg, Germany) has been a three year starter on defense for the men's hockey team. On the ice, he has led the team to a 30-25-10 record since transferring from Bowling Green State University, scoring 11 goals and handing out 20 assists in 63 games. Off the ice, he has been a three year representative to the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, participating in many of the athletic department community service projects and he was a student representative of the Traditions at Geneseo committee. In the classroom, he carries a 3.59 grade point average in chemistry, is a member of the Dean's List, SUNYAC All-Academic team and SUNYAC Commissioner's List. He won the 2002 Analytical Chemistry Award, the 2003 Organic Chemistry Award, the 2003 Excellence in Chemical Thermodynamics Award and the 2004 Student Excellence in Chemistry Award from the Geneseo Chemistry Department. He was recently honored in Albany with the SUNY systems highest student honor, the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence. Furthermore, what makes his accomplishments in the classroom even more impressive, is the fact that English is his second language.

The Dr. Myrtle Merritt Scholar-Athlete award is named in honor of our longtime colleague, friend and contributor to Geneseo athletics. The recipient is the senior female student-athlete who has demonstrated high academic achievement and athletic excellence. Senior Joanna Zieno (Faiport, NY) is a seven-time SUNYAC All-Academic team member and a five-time member of the Commissioner's List who carries a 3.84 grade point average in business administration. She is a member of the Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society. As a member of Geneseo's highly successful cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field teams, she thrives academically while competing as a year round student-athlete. However, her accolades are not reserved for the classroom. She is a four-time All-SUNYAC, three-time All-Atlantic Region and four-time NCAA participant in cross country. She is a three-time SUNYAC indoor track champion and two-time SUNYAC outdoor track champion. She has helped the Knights to four SUNYAC cross country titles in a row, two straight SUNYAC indoor and two consecutive SUNYAC outdoor team championships. In 2002, she became Geneseo's 67th All-American by finishing 26th at the NCAA Division III National Cross Country championships.

In 2003, the department of intercollegiate athletics and recreation added a pair of awards to recognize one male and one female student-athlete who has significant athletic achievement and has demonstrated a personal commitment to the college's values of service, leadership, community and excellence.

The male recipient, senior Pat McNelis (Rochester, NY/Aquinas) is a five-time SUNYAC champion in leading the Knights to a 27-6 dual meet record and a SUNYAC title in each of his four years, helping to extend their streak to six consecutive years winning the conference meet in men's swimming and diving. He is a two year captain, a member of the Traditions at Geneseo committee, a two year president of the water polo club and participates in the community service projects organized by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. In the classroom, he carries a 3.49 grade point average as a dual major in English and American Studies. He is a member of the SUNYAC All-Academic team, the SUNYAC Commissioner's List and has been on the Dean's List in five of his seven semesters. In the fall, this ambassador for Geneseo athletics has been accepted and will be attending Law School at the University of Buffalo.

The female recipient, senior Meghan Magee (Wynantskill, NY/Troy), has represented our university with poise, dignity and class throughout her four years. On the floor, this four year member and team captain of the women's basketball team stands 17th all-time at the college with 725 points and is fifth all-time at Geneseo with 106 three point field goals. She helped the Knights to an appearance in the SUNYAC playoffs in each of her four seasons and was part of the 2003 ECAC championship team. Off the court, she has been a two year member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, making a profound impact on the student-athletes of Geneseo this year by serving as the committee chair and was a student representative to the Traditions at Geneseo committee. In addition, she has been a Merritt Athletic Center Building Manager, an intramural referee and an attendant in the workout center. Her contributions to athletics, although many, only scratch the surface of her campus involvement. She served one year as a residence hall assistant, is a member of National Residence Hall Honorary and is the Senior Class Officer, serving as the Class of 2004 Secretary. In the classroom, she holds a 3.26 grade point average in psychology, is a member of Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society and served two years as a lab research assistant.

The Ira S. Wilson Award, named after Geneseo’s Director of Physical Education from 1925-1947 and the first inductee into the Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame, is presented to the senior male athlete recognized for career achievement in athletics during his years at Geneseo. Senior David Spennacchio (Fairport, NY) has managed quite a unique feat. His list of accomplishments is so long, that he has won the Ira Wilson Award despite the fact that he has not yet completed his senior playing season. He has led his men's lacrosse team to a record of 34-19 in his four seasons to date. From his attack position, he recently moved into second place on the career scoring chart at Geneseo with 202 points and needs just two more assists to become the college's all-time assist leader. I know this is bittersweet for his coach, Jim Lyons as he is about to pass Mr. Lyons' older brother, 1975 graduate David, in this category. His 88 goals are fifth best in college history, his 37 assists in 2003 rank second for a single season and his whopping 70 point production last year is the fourth best single season output for a Knight. He shares the school record with 12 points in game, scored in 2003 versus Plattsburgh with six goals, six assists and he equalled another David Lyons record with 10 assists for a game versus Alfred earlier this year. His accolades include being a two-time All-SUNYAC performer, a now three-time team Most Valuable Player and a first team All-ECAC performer. We fully expect even more team and individual honors to be bestowed upon him and his teammates this season as the Knights enter into the SUNYAC championship tournament this week as the number two seed.

Louise Kuhl was a national leader in the development of women’s athletics. Dr. Kuhl served as the chairperson and professor of Health and Physical Education from 1941-1967 and our Louise Kuhl Gymnasium was named in her honor in 1975. The Louise Kuhl Award is presented to the senior female athlete who has the most outstanding career achievement in athletics. Senior Logan Hadzicki (Portville, NY) is a three-time second team All-Northeast Region selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and has rewritten the Geneseo women's soccer scoring records. This is no small feat considering the women's soccer program has won nearly 67% of their contests, six SUNYAC championships, five ECAC titles and made three NCAA appearances in their relatively brief 23 year history. In her career, Geneseo has posted a record of 49-23-12, played in four ECAC tournaments and three SUNYAC championship games. A four-time All-SUNYAC player, she is the all-time goal scorer at the college with 45 goals and is the career point leader with 113. She holds the record for goals in a game with four and points in a game with nine, both set against St. John Fisher earlier this season. She was the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 2000, was named the SUNYAC Player of the Year for 2002 AND 2003 and was named the Rochester Area College Athletics Women's Soccer Athlete of the Year this year. Her SUNYAC Player of the Year honor this year was especially noteworthy when considering that she was selected the best in the conference despite the fact that another SUNYAC school, that shall remain nameless, went on to win the NCAA Division III National championship. With a 3.51 grade point average in elementary and special education, she is a member of Golden Key Honor Society, the SUNYAC All-Academic team and SUNYAC Commissioner's List.

May 03, 2004

SUNYAC Announces Women's Lax All-Stars

Four Knights Named First Team
One Earns Second Team

Women's Lacrosse
The State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the 2004 All-Conference team. The Knights placed four players on the first team as senior defender Tricia Cavatassi, junior attack Lauren Chatterton, sophomore goalie Jess Pausewang and first year midfielder Megan Hilts all earned first team status. Senior attack Katie Rocco was named to the second team.

May 01, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Lacrosse Defeats Oneonta
Women Fall in SUNYAC Championship
Track & Field at NYSCTC

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team hosted Oneonta this afternoon and earned a SUNYAC tournament home game with an 8-5 win over the Red Dragons. Oneonta will return to Geneseo on Wednesday as the number three seed to face #2 Geneseo in the semifinals. The Red Dragons led 3-1 after one period and scored just 2:03 into the second for a 4-1 advantage before the Knights defense put the clamps on and held the Dragons to just one goal over the remaining 43 minutes. Senior Dave Hilfinger scored three goals, including a behind the head shot with 9:02 left to give Geneseo an 8-5 lead. Senior Tim Killoran added a goal and two assists and Dave Spennacchio dished out two helpers. Single goals were scored by Chris Kelley, Mark Engel, Pat Riehlman and Aaron Giffin. Giffin and Jason Zimmerman collected 14 of 16 faceoffs for the Knights and senior Ryan McGee corralled seven groundballs. Senior Andy Howk made 10 saves as the Knights up their record to 8-4 on the season.

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to Cortland today for the SUNYAC tournament title game and were defeated by the host Red Dragons by a 16-7 score. Geneseo's Krystina Danizio scored just 43 seconds into the game off an assist by Sue Shepard to give Geneseo a 1-0 lead, but the Red Dragons netted the next nine goals on their way to a 9-3 intermission lead. Junior Lauren Chatterton scored three goals and Shepard had a goal and two assists for the Knights. Sophomore Jess Pausewang made 11 saves as the Knights fall to 10-4 on the season.

Women's Track & Field
The women's track and field team travelled to Brockport on Friday and Saturday and finished third in team scoring with 106 points to Ithaca's 141 and Rensselaer's 111. Junior Kristina Mattice captured a pair of individual titles as she won the long jump with a distance of 5.37 meters and the triple jump with an NCAA provisional distance of 11.35 meters and classmate Renne Catalano won the 10,000 meters with an NCAA provisional time of 37:37.21. Runnerups included Sue-Ann Dunn, who was second in the 100 meters in 12.97, senior Joanna Zieno, who placed second in the 5000 meters in 18:20.48, sophomore Fran Magri, who crossed second in the 3000 steeplechase in an NCAA provisional time of 11:28.72, Kim DePrez, who was second in the high jump with 1.62 meters and sophomore Mary Kosloski, who finished behind Mattice in the triple jump with 10.99 meters. In addition, the 4X100 relay team of Beth Walh, Mattice, Dunn and Krissy Wolcott placed second in a time of 50.26.

Men's Track & Field
The men's track and field team travelled to the NYSCTC meet on Friday and Saturday and finished sixth in team scoring with 60 points. Geneseo had two winners and two runnerups as junior Ted Turner captured the 10,000 meters in an NCAA provisional time 30:55.51 and senior Jason Casey won the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 9:21.27. Second place finishes were turned in by Jeff Beck in the 10,000 meters (31:12.62) and Joe Goodspeed in the high jump (1.95 meters).

Apr 30, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lax Reaches Title Game
Softball Eliminated from SUNYAC

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to Cortland today as the number two seed for the SUNYAC tournament and defeated #3 Oneonta by a score of 18-15. Geneseo led 5-1 early in the first half, but the Red Dragons bounced back to trail 12-10 at the intermission. After the Knights scored the first two goals of the second stanza, Oneonta netted five of the next six scores to even the game at 15 with 8:18 to go. Geneseo scored just 12 seconds later and added another 1:35 later and sealed the win with a score with 1:04 left to earn a berth in Saturday's championship game. Junior Lauren Chatterton collected five goals, one assist to pace the offense and sophomore Sue Shepard netted three goals, two assists in the win. Other multiple point scorers included Katie Rocco and Amy Glover, who had three goals apiece, sophomore Melody Kuzniar, who netted two scores and first year Marty Katz, who had a goal and an assist. Sophomore Jess Pausewang made 13 saves as the Knights raise their record to 10-3 on the season. Geneseo will face top seeded Cortland in Saturday's 12 noon final.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team continued with the SUNYAC tournament at Cortland this afternoon and were eliminated from the competition with a 5-4 loss in eight innings. Geneseo score a pair of runs in the first and one in the third, but the Bengals were able to match those runs. Buffalo St. took a 4-3 lead in the fourth inning, but the Knights were able to tie the score in the top of the seventh before surrendering the game winner in the eighth. Senior Courtney Trawitz was 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI and first year Audrey Kuhn was 2 for 4 with a triple and two runs scored. First year Marianne Wallace allowed just six hits, five runs, four earned in 7 2/3 innings. The Knights fall to 28-15 on the season and await a possible bid to the ECAC tournament.

Apr 29, 2004

SUNYAC Announces All-Conference Teams

Softball, Track & Field Athletes Honored
Woods Coach of the Year

SUNYAC All-Conference
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced the 2004 Softball and Outdoor Track and Field teams tonight. Geneseo had three representatives on the 20 member team as senior Courtney Trawitz was selected as an infielder, first year Audrey Kuhn was named as the utility player and first year Marianne Wallace was named as a pitcher.

In outdoor track and field, Geneseo placed four men and three women on the team. Juniors Ted Turner, Jeff Beck and Jason Casey earned a spot on the team as did first year Joe Goodspeed. Event winners at the 2004 Outdoor SUNYAC championships are considered All-League performers. On the women's side, senior Joanna Zieno, junior Kristina Mattice and sophomore Kim DePrez were named to the squad.

Head coach Mike Woods was named the SUNYAC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year after leading the Knights to their second consecutive outdoor conference title and sixth in a row in the women's running sports (2002 Cross Country, 2003 Indoor, 2003 Outdoor, 2003 Cross Country, 2004 Indoor and 2004 Outdoor).

Apr 29, 2004

Thursday's Contest Summaries

Softball Drops First Round SUNYAC Game
Knights Stay Alive with Game 2 Win

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Cortland today for the first day of the SUNYAC softball tournament and dropped their first round game to #4 Fredonia by a score of 1-0. The game was scoreless until the top of the seventh when the Blue Devils leadoff batter reached on an error and scored on an RBI double. The Knights mustered just three hits as Melissa Mason, Audrey Kuhn and Niki Delawder each had hits. Kuhn held Fredonia with just two hits for the game and struck out six to take the loss. In game two, the third seeded Knights stayed alive in the double elimination tournament by defeating #6 Plattsburgh by a score of 3-1. First year Marianne Wallace allowed four hits and one run while striking out three on the mound. Mason was 3 for 4 with two runs scored and DeLawder poked a two-out RBI single in the sixth for an insurance run. The Knights are now 28-14 on the season and will play on Friday at 2 pm against an opponent to be determined.

Apr 28, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Lacrosse Falls to Cortland

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Cortland this afternoon and fell to the Red Dragons by a score of 13-5. Geneseo trailed 4-0 after one quarter and 7-2 at halftime. Junior Chris Kelley scored a pair of goals, senior Dave Spennacchio netted a goal and an assist and sophomore Pat Riehlman and first year Owahn Bazydlo each collected one score. Senior Andy Howk played the first three quarters in goal and allowed 10 goals, while making nine saves and classmate David Knapp stopped two shots and allowed three goals in the final period. The Knights fall to 7-4 overall and 4-1 in SUNYAC.

Apr 26, 2004

Monday's Contest Summaries

Softball Sweeps Hawks

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted the New Paltz Hawks this afternoon and swept a the doubleheader by scores of 6-0 and 6-3. In the opener, senior Courtney Trawitz was 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI and Audrey Kuhn, Christina Marinucci and Jodi Guilboard were each 1 for 3 with an RBI. Kuhn tossed a two hitter and struck out seven for the win on the mound. In the second game, the Knights fell behind 3-0 after one inning when New Paltz scored three unearned runs on a pair of errors, a walk and a two-out bases clearing double. Geneseo got a run back in the fourth on a solo homer by Trawitz and tied the game with two more in the fifth on a wild pitch and an error. The Knights plated three runs in the sixth to earn the win on an RBI single by Sonia Luchanko and a two-run single by Kuhn. First year Marianne Wallace was on the mound and pitched a four-hitter with nine strikeouts. The Knights complete the regular season with a record of 27-13 overall and 14-6 in SUNYAC. Geneseo will compete in the SUNYAC playoffs at Cortland beginning Thursday as the #3 seed and will face fourth seeded Fredonia at 2 pm.

Apr 25, 2004

Sunday's Contest Summary

Softball Drops Pair to Buffalo St.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted Buffalo St. this afternoon and dropped a pair of games to the Bengals by scores of 5-1 in game one and 1-0 in 10 innings in game two. In the opener, first year Audrey Kuhn tripled down the right field line and scored on a Courtney Trawitz single to give Geneseo a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Buffalo St. scored three times in the third inning and twice more in the sixth to pull away as the Knights were held to just six hits. In the second game, Buffalo St. won the contest in the bottom of the tenth inning on an illegal pitch call with a runner on third. Trawitz was 2 for 4 at the plate as the Knights were again held to six hits. First year Marianne Wallace tossed a five hitter with eight strikeouts to take the loss. Geneseo is now 25-13 overall and 12-6 in SUNYAC.

Apr 24, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Outdoor Track Defends SUNYAC Title
Men Finish Second
Men's Lacrosse Traps Bears

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
The women's outdoor track and field team travelled to Cortland for the SUNYAC championships and won their second straight outdoor team title by scoring 141 points to Cortland's 126. Junior Kristina Mattice captured two of the four individual titles for Geneseo as she won the triple jump (10.71 meters) and the long jump (5.32 m). Sophomore Kim DePrez defended her high jump crown with a height of 1.62 meters and senior Joanna Zieno raced to a win in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:01.40. The Knights had four runnerups as junior Renne Catalano was second in the 10,000 in 38:25.95, sophomore Fran Magri was second in the 3,000 steeplechase in 11:41.00, sophomore Marta Scott finished second in the 1,500 in 4:44.85 and sophomore Mary Kosloski was second in the triple jump (10.61 m).

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
The men's outdoor track and field team scored 129 points to finish second to host Cortland at the SUNYAC championships. Geneseo had four individual winners as junior Ted Turner won the 5,000 meters (15:23.65), senior Jason Casey captured the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:31.20, junior Jeff Beck won the 5,000 meters in 31:57.86 and first year Joe Goodspeed lept to a win in the high jump (1.89 m). In addition, Beck was runnerup to Turner in the 5K with a time of 15:26.83.

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team hosted the Potsdam Bears this afternoon and won a 14-6 decision. Senior Dave Spennacchio scored six goals to lead the offense and jumped into second place on the career scoring chart with 198 points, surpassing Phil Barranco's 195. Junior Chris Stock added three goals, one assist and senior Dave Hilfinger netted two goals and an assist. Junior Aaron Giffin won 10 of his 12 faceoff attempts and scooped a game high eight groundballs and close defender Ryan McGee added six groundballs. Senior Andy Howk made seven saves and allowed just four goals in 52 minutes of action and classmate David Knapp stopped two shots and allowed two goals in eight minutes. The Knights raise their record to 7-3 overall and 4-0 in SUNYAC play.

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to Brockport today and dropped a 16-12 decision to the Golden Eagles. The Knights trailed 10-6 at half, but cut the deficit to 12-11 with 14:18 remaining. Brockport scored the next three goals to put the game away. Sophomore Sue Shepard scored five goals to lead the offense and sophomore Amy Glover and first year Megan Hilts added two goals and an assist apiece. Sophomore Jess Pausewang made 11 saves in taking the loss as the Knights fall to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Ithaca this afternoon and were swept in the doubleheader by identical 4-0 scores. In the opener, Geneseo got just six hits and the Bombers scored all four runs in the fourth inning. First year Christina Marinucci was 3 for 3 and classmate Audrey Kuhn was 2 for 4 and allowed nine hits, three earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. First year Amanda Johanning gave up just one hit and struck out one in 1 2/3 innings. In the second game, sophomore Sonia Luchanko had two of the four Geneseo hits and Marianne Wallace gave up three hits and just one earned run while striking out five in the shutout loss. The Knights fall to 25-11 on the season.

Apr 23, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Softball Sweeps SUNYIT

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted SUNYIT this afternoon and swept the Wildcats by scores of 8-0 in five innings and 5-0. In the opener, Geneseo scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game as Keaghan Reed had an RBI single, Christina Marinucci had an RBI fielder's choice, Cat Pratico drove home a pair of runs with a single and Niki DeLawder ended the game with an RBI single. First year Audrey Kuhn tossed a two-hit shutout with five strikeouts and hit a solo homerun in the first inning and Courtney Trawitz and Reed were each 2 for 3. In the second game, Kuhn was 3 for 4 with two runs, Trawitz was 2 for 4 with a run and a ribbie and Sonia Luchanko knocked in a pair of runs with a bases loaded, two-out single in the second inning. First year Marianne Wallace pitched a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts for the win. The Knights are 25-9 overall and 12-4 in SUNYAC.

Apr 23, 2004

Knights Stellar at Penn Relays

Turner, Casey Set School Records

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Three members of the men's outdoor track and field team travelled to the prestigious Penn Relays on Thursday for "Distance Night" and the Knights set two school records and all three qualified for the NCAA national meet. Junior Ted Turner qualified automatically for the national meet in the 5000 meters by running a 14:25.79, eclipsing All-American Tony Gallo's ('02) record of 14:27.19. Senior Jason Casey shaved a whopping seven seconds off his own school record in the 3000 meter steeplechase by running a 9:11.94 to qualify provisionally for the NCAA. Junior Jeff Beck ran a provisional time in the 5000 meters by crossing the line in 14:41.54.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Two members of the women's outdoor track and field team travelled to the Penn Relays on Thursday. Senior Joanna Zieno ran a time of 17:49.49 in the 5000 meters and junior Renne Catalano posted a time of 18:17.36 in the same event.

Apr 21, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Spennacchio Ties Record in Lax Win
Softball Splits with RIT

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team hosted the Alfred Saxons this afternoon and senior Dave Spennacchio tied a school record with 10 assists to go along with his one goal to lead the Knights to a 22-16 win. Geneseo sprinted out to a 7-3 first quarter lead and duplicated the scoring in the second for a 14-6 intermission lead. Junior Chris Kelley added five goals, one assist and junior Aaron Giffin and sophomore Brian Orlowski scored three goals each to add to the Knights attack. Geneseo won the faceoff battle by a 28-14 count as Giffin collected 14 of his 18 attempts and Jason Zimmerman corralled 14 of 24 tries. Junior Chris Stock had two goals, one assist and seven groundballs, while Owahn Bazydlo and Steve Youngman each grabbed six groundballs. Geneseo advances to 6-3 on the season.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted RIT this afternoon and split a pair of games with the Tigers. In the opener, the Knights were held to just two hits and the Tigers tapped first year Audrey Kuhn for eight hits and three unearned runs in a 4-0 shutout win. Kuhn and classmate Christina Marinucci each had one hit for Geneseo. In the nightcap, sophomore Jodi Guilboard was 2 for 3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI and first year Melissa Mason was 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI to lead the offense. Geneseo scored a pair of runs in the first inning and three more in the second in support of a complete game two-hit shutout by Marianne Wallace. Senior Courtney Trawitz was 1 for 3 with an RBI and Wallace struck out seven to post her 10th win of the season against two losses. The Knights stand at 23-9 on the year.

Apr 20, 2004

Knights Earn Weekly Honors

Kuhn Earns Three Awards
Pausewang Named For Second Time

Weekly Honors
First year pitcher/first baseman Audrey Kuhn was named the SUNYAC Softball Player of the Week, the ECAC Softball Player of the Week and the Rochester Area College Athletics Athlete of the Week after leading the Knights to an 8-0 record by hitting .520 (13-25) with two doubles, two homeruns and 12 RBI at the plate and posting a 5-0 record with a 0.76 ERA on the mound. Kuhn is second in the SUNYAC in hitting with a .456 average and leads the conference in ERA with a 0.45.

Sophomore Jess Pausewang was named the SUNYAC Women's Lacrosse Goalie of the Week for the second time this season after posting a 5.33 goals against average and a .652 save percentage in a 2-1 week for the Knights. Pausewang leads the SUNYAC in save percentage with a .601.

Apr 20, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lacrosse Runs Past Buffalo St.
Cortland Sweeps Softball

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team hosted Buffalo St. this afternoon and used six goals, two assists on Senior Day from Katie Rocco to run past the Bengals by an 18-2 count. The Knights led 10-1 at the intermission after scoring the last eight goals of the first half. After the Bengals netted their second just 41 seconds into the second half, Geneseo reeled off the last eight goals of the game. Sophomore Sue Shepard added four goals and junior Lauren Chatterton dished out three assists. First year Krystina Danizio scored twice, sophomore Melody Kuzniar had a goal, an assist and three caused turnovers. Five other players scored goals for Geneseo and first year Jacqueline Griffin had three caused turnovers and three groundballs. Sophomore Jess Pausewang made 11 saves to post the win as the Knights advance to 9-2 overall and 5-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Cortland this afternoon and dropped a pair of games to the first place Red Dragons by scores of 1-0 and 12-2. In the opener, Cortland got an RBI double in the fourth inning to grab the victory. First year Audrey Kuhn held the Dragons to just two hits in six innings, but a single and the double within three batters gave Cortland the win. Geneseo was held to three hits of their own in the first game as Melissa Mason, Courtney Trawitz and Keaghan Reed each went 1 for 3. In the second game, a walk by Niki DeLawder, a hit by pitch to Sonia Luchanko and a Kuhn double gave Geneseo a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. Cortland scored three runs in the sixth inning and eight more in the seventh to break the game open. First year Marianne Wallace started and allowed just one run in five innings before giving way to Kuhn, who was tapped for nine hits, 11 runs, two earned runs in two innings. The Knights fall to 22-8 overall and 10-4 in SUNYAC.

Apr 17, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lacrosse Defeats Oswego
Softball Sweeps Brockport
Track & Field at Hamilton

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team hosted Oswego this afternoon and won an 18-7 decision over the Lakers as the Knights scored the last seven goals of the game over the final 16:37 to break open the contest. Geneseo opened a 4-0 lead early in the first half, but the Lakers got four straight goals over a seven minute span to cut the deficit to 6-5. Geneseo sophomore Sue Shepard netted the first of her five goals with just 13 ticks left in the first half to give the Knights an 8-5 intermission cushion. Junior Lauren Chatterton led the attack with four goals, two assists and Jess Pausewang made eight of her 10 saves in the second stanza to lead Geneseo. Senior Katie Rocco added two goals, one assist, while Amy Glover and Krystina Danizio each collected two goals with Glover scooping up four draw controls. Sophomore Melody Kuzniar added a goal and an assist, while causing five turnovers. The Knights advance to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Brockport today and swept the Golden Eagles in a doubleheader by a score of 11-2 in five innings in game one and 9-7 in a come from behind win in game two. In the opener, Geneseo erupted for 10 runs in the second inning as Niki DeLawder had a three run double, while Courtney Trawitz and Cat Pratico each hit two run homers. First year Audrey Kuhn picked up the win on the mound by pitching three innings, allowing one hit and striking out three and classmate Amanda Johanning gave up three hits and two unearned runs in two innings of action. In game two, Geneseo jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first on Kuhn's three run homerun, but the Eagles tagged starter Marianne Wallace for six runs in the top of the second. Geneseo made it 6-4 in the third on a Jodi Guilboard RBI double, but the Eagles answered with a run of their own in the fourth to take a 7-4 lead. Geneseo began its comeback with a Sonny Luchanko two run double in the bottom of the fourth and got the game winner when Kuhn hit her second three run homer in the bottom of the sixth and shutting out the Eagles on the mound over the final 3 2/3 innings by allowing just two hits and striking out two. First year Melissa Mason was 3 for 4 with three runs scored as the Knights run their winning streak to nine games and advance to 22-6 overall and 10-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
The women's outdoor track and field team travelled to Hamilton College this afternoon for a non-scoring meet and had three first place finishes and set a school record. The 4X100 relay team of Beth Wahl, Kristina Mattice, Sue-Ann Dunn and Krissy Wolcott finished first in a time of 50.34, sophomore Marta Scott won the 1500 meters in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 4:39.88 and first year Jamie Militello won the pole vault with a height of 2.90 meters. In addition, Dunn broke Wolcott's school mark in the 100 meters by finishing second in 12.54.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
The men's outdoor track and field team travelled to Clinton, New York and the Hamilton College Invitational this afternoon and set a school record in posting five first place finishes. Sophomore Matt Kuenzel had a huge day in the field events as he won three events by taking the hammer throw (43.68 m), the discus (41.16 m) and the shot put. Junior Ted Turner captured the 1500 meters and the 4X100 relay team of Chris Calnon, Chris Sgroi, Tim Johnsen and Justin Orilio set a new school record with a time of 43.15.

Apr 16, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Knights Sweep Yellowjackets

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted the University of Rochester Yellowjackets and swept a doubleheader this afternoon with a 4-2 win in game one and a 1-0 victory in the nightcap. In the opener, Geneseo scored a run in the third and fourth innings and two in the fifth to offset the Yellowjackets two fourth stanza scores to take the win. Sophomore Sonia Luchanko, classmate Niki DeLawder and first year Audrey Kuhn each had two hits and an RBI, while Melissa Mason and Keaghan Reed each colleced two hits and a run scored. Kuhn (10-3) scattered six hits and struck out six to gain the win on the mound. In the second game, Luchanko doubled down the left field line to open the bottom of the sixth inning, moved to third on a Kuhn groundout and scored on a Courtney Trawitz base hit through the left side of the infield for the winning run. First year Amanda Johanning came on in relief to pitch two scoreless innings to post the win and combined with classmate Marianne Wallace for the shutout. Wallace struck out one and allowed three hits in five innings and Johanning game up just one hit in her two innings of work. At the plate, Reed was 2 for 2 as the Knights were held to just six hits. Geneseo advances to 20-6 on the season.

Apr 15, 2004

Thursday's Contest Summaries

Softball Sweeps Oneonta
Women's Lax Falls to Naz

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted Oneonta and swept the Red Dragons with an 8-1 first game win and a 3-2 eight inning victory in game two. In the opener, first year Audrey Kuhn pitched a three hitter with nine strikeouts on the mound and was 2 for 3 with two RBI at the plate. Senior Courtney Trawitz was 2 for 2 with a double and three RBI, sophomore Niki DeLawder was 2 for 2 with a run and a ribbie and sophomore Sonia Luchanko was 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI. In the nightcap, Geneseo scored a run in the top of the seventh and one in the top of the eighth for the come from behind win. Luchanko was 3 for 5 with a run and two RBI to lead the attack, including doubling and scoring the game tying run in the seventh and providing the game winning hit in the eighth. Trawitz was 2 for 4 with an RBI and first year Marianne Wallace scattered six hits and allowed just one earned run while striking out seven in posting the win. Geneseo advances to 18-6 overall and 8-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to Nazareth College this afternoon and were defeated by the 20th ranked Golden Flyers by a score of 7-5. Geneseo led 2-1 early in the game, but a three goal spurt by Nazareth gave the Flyers a 4-2 intermission lead. The teams traded goals in the second half with the Knights scoring the last with 3:36 left to make the final. Junior Lauren Chatterton scored two goals and senior Katie Rocco, sophomore Sue Shepard and first year Megan Hilts each collected one goal. Sophomore Jess Pausewang made 15 saves in goal as the Knights fall to 7-2 on the season.

Apr 14, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summary

Men's Lacrosse Defeats Brockport
Saturday's Game Cancelled

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Brockport this afternoon and scored the first seven goals of the game and led 7-1 after the first period on their way to a 15-8 victory. Sophomore Pat Riehlman scored four goals, one assist and senior Dave Spennacchio added two goals, three helpers to pace the attack. Sophomore Jack Ryerson netted two goals and Chris Kelley, Owahn Bazydlo, Kevin Grant and Jake Beebe each had a goal and an assist. Junior Chris Stock added two assists and scooped up five groundballs. The Knights played a trio in goal as Andy Howk made two saves and allowed four goals in 43 minutes, classmate Dave Knapp stopped two shots and allowed two goals in 14 minutes and first year Tim Garback made two saves and allowed two goals in three minutes. Geneseo advances to 5-3 overall and 3-0 in SUNYAC play.

In other men's lacrosse news, Geneseo's contest with SUNYIT scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled due to the Wildcats ending their season due to a lack of participation. in the program. The Knights next game will be Wednesday, April 21 at home versus Alfred at 4 pm.

Apr 14, 2004

Wednesday's Softball Postponed

Rescheduled for Sunday, April 25

Women's Softball
The women's softball doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 vs. Buffalo St. has been postponed due to field conditions. The game has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 25, 2004 at 2 pm.

Apr 13, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lacrosse Moves to 7-1

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team hosted RIT this afternoon and moved to 7-1 on the season with a 20-2 win over the Tigers. The Knights scored six goals in a seven minute span of the first half to take a 10-1 lead and added two more in the last 3:48 to take an 11-2 intermission lead. Junior Lauren Chatterton collected five goals, two assists to pace the attack. Chatterton leads the team with 45 points on 29 goals, 16 helpers. Senior Katie Rocco scored four goals, one assist and first year Marty Katz added two goals, two assists for the Knights. Other multiple point scorers included sophomore Amy Glover, who had two goals, one assist, first year Megan Hilts, who netted two scores and classmate Krystina Danizio, who had a goal and an assist. Senior Tricia Cavatassi collected seven groundballs and sophomore Jess Pausewang made five saves.

Apr 13, 2004

Tuesday's Softball Postponed

Rescheduled for Wednesday

Women's Softball
The women's softball game scheduled for Tuesday, April 13 at 3 pm with the Buffalo St. Bengals has been postponed due to the inclement weather. The doubleheader has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 3 pm.

Apr 12, 2004

Monday's Contest Summary

Softball Sweeps Cazenovia

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted Cazenovia this afternoon and swept the Wildcats by scores of 6-0 and 7-2. In the opener, first year Audrey Kuhn tossed a three-hit complete game shutout with eight strikeouts to post her eighth win of the year on the mound against three losses and was 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored at the plate. Senior Courtney Trawitz was 2 for 3 with two RBI and classmate Sonja Russell went 1 for 2 with two runs scored. In the second game, Geneseo trailed 1-0 after one inning but got a run in the second, three in the third and three in the sixth to break the game open. Kuhn was 3 for 4 with a run and an RBI, sophomore Jodi Guilboard was 3 for 4 with a run and Trawitz was 2 for 4 with a run and a ribbie. Senior Tracy Koch, junior Kerrin Hughes and sophomores Sonia Luchanko and Niki DeLawder each went 1 for 3, while first year Marianne Wallace raised her record to 8-2 on the mound by scattering eight hits and striking out three. Geneseo raises their record to 16-6 on the season.

Apr 12, 2004

Knights Earn Weekly Honors

Kuhn Tabbed as Rochester Area Colleges Athlete of Week
Spennacchio Named SUNYAC Player of the Week

Weekly Honors
First year Audrey Kuhn and senior Dave Spennacchio each earned weekly honors for their efforts last week.

Kuhn was selected as the Rochester Area College Athletics (RACA) Co-Female Athlete of the Week after hitting .417 with a homerun and three RBI at the plate and posting a 0.00 ERA in going 2-2 with one save on the mound in five appearances, including tossing Geneseo's ninth no-hitter in a 5-0 win over St. John Fisher.

Spennacchio was selected as the SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week after posting six goals, six assists in two SUNYAC wins for the Knights, who raised their record to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play with a 22-10 win over Oswego on Wednesday and a 13-4 victory over Plattsburgh on Saturday.

Apr 10, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lacrosse Traps Bears
Men's Lax Defeats Plattsburgh
Softball Splits With Cardinals

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team hosted Potsdam this afternoon and won a 20-3 decision over the Bears. The Knights led 9-1 at the half and cruised to the win. Senior Katie Rocco scored five goals, two assists to pace the attack and junior Lauren Chatterton added seven points on three goals, four helpers. Sophomore Sue Shepard collected four of her five goals in the first half and first year Megan Hilts added three goals, one assist. Senior Liz Ryan had a goal and two assists and single tallies were scored by first year players Krystina Danizio, Emily Ward and Blake Martin. Sophomore Melody Kuzniar collected five draw controls, first year Megan Hilts had six caused turnovers and goalie Jess Pausewang made 10 saves. The Knights advance to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in SUNYAC play.

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Plattsburgh this afternoon and won a 13-4 decision over the Cardinals. Geneseo led 3-0 after one, 6-0 at intermission and 10-1 after three quarters to earn the win. Senior Dave Spennacchio scored two goals and handed out three assists in the win, sophomore Pat Riehlman added two goals and one assist and senior Dave Hilfinger contributed two goals for the Knights. Sophomore Jack Ryerson netted a goal and an assist and six other players scored single tallies for Geneseo. Senior Andy Howk made 10 saves and allowed one goal in 45 minutes of action, classmate Dave Knapp stopped three shots and allowed two scores in 12 minutes and first year Tim Garback allowed one goal in three minutes and assisted on defenseman Matt Hyde's goal. The Knights are now 4-3 overall and 2-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Plattsburgh this afternoon and split a doubleheader with the Cardinals, winning game two by a 4-3 score after dropping a tough 1-0 decision in the opener. First year Audrey Kuhn allowed three hits and struck out three in taking the tough loss in the first game and classmate Melissa Mason was 2 for 3 with a double at the plate. In the win, Geneseo scored all four runs in the fourth inning and Kuhn came on in relief to pitch two scoreless innings and earn the save. First year Marianne Wallace went five innings, allowed eight hits and the three runs to gain the win on the mound. In the fourth, first year Christina Marinucci had an RBI double, sophomore Jodi Guilboard had one of her two bunt singles on the game and classmate Keaghan Reed smacked a two run single in the rally. Geneseo is now 14-6 overall and 6-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
The women's outdoor track and field team travelled to Rochester today and won first place in the team scoring with 186 points to runnerup Roberts Wesleyan's 126. The Knights had three winners as sophomore Emily Howland ran to a win in the 400 meters (1:00.93), classmate Sally Briggs captured the 5000 meters (18:42.69) and junior Nicole Barzee won the shot put with a toss of 38' 5". In addition, the Knights swept the 400, 1600 and 3200 relays to win the competition.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
The men's outdoor track and field team travelled to the University of Rochester and won the team title over the hosts with 213 points to 163 points. Geneseo's Paul Torres was a double winner as he took both the 110 hurdles (15.92) and the 400 hurdles (58.18). The Knights had two other winners as junior Jeff Beck captured the 10,000 meters in 30:55.23 and senior Jason Casey won the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:18.35.

Apr 09, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Softball Splits with Potsdam

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Potsdam this afternoon and split with the Bears with a 2-1 loss and a 6-2 victory. In the opener, Potsdam scored two runs in the third inning, one earned to take a 2-0 lead and held on for the win. Geneseo was held to three hits, one each by Niki DeLawder, Audrey Kuhn and Christina Marinucci. Kuhn scattered four hits and struck out seven in taking the loss on the mound. In the second game, Geneseo grabbed the split as Kuhn went 3 for 3 with a homer, Marinucci was 2 for 4 with two RBI, senior Courtney Trawitz was 2 for 4 and Laura Skalaski went 1 for 3 with two RBI. First year Marianne Wallace struck out four and allowed four hits in going the distance to gain the win. Geneseo is now 13-5 overall and 5-1 in SUNYAC.

Apr 08, 2004

Thursday's Contest Summary

Women's Lacrosse Defeats Elmira

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team hosted Elmira this afternoon and defeated the Eagles by a score of 15-2. Geneseo scored three goals in a 1:26 span to lead 3-0 with 20:09 left. The game remained 3-0 until Elmira scored with 10:32 left in the first stanza. The Knights ten added three additional first half scores for a 6-1 halftime advantage. Geneseo then scored the first seven goals of the second stanza to break the game open. Junior Lauren Chatterton erupted for four goals, five assists to lead the offense and first year Krystina Danizio netted three goals, one assist. Senior Katie Rocco collected three tallies and sophomore Amy Glover chipped in with two. A trio of first year players, Martha Katz, Megan Hilts and Blake Martin each scored once and sophomore Jess Pausewang stopped six shots to earn the win in goal. Senior defender Tricia Cavatassi had three caused turnovers and three groundballs as the Knights raise their record to 5-1 on the season.

Apr 07, 2004

Wednesday's Game Summaries

Men's Lacrosse Defeats Oswego
Softball Splits with St. John Fisher

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team hosted Oswego this afternoon and defeated the Lakers by a score of 22-10. Geneseo led 5-3 after one quarter and held a slim 6-5 lead in the second before ripping off four straight goals on their way to a 12-7 intermission advantage. After the Lakers cut the lead to 12-8, Geneseo scored eight of the next nine goals to break the game open. Senior Dave Spennacchio led the attack with four goals, three assists and junior Chris Kelley netted four goals, two assists. Seniors David Hilfinger and Tim Killoran each collected five points with former scoring three goals, two assists and the latter netting a goal and four helpers. Geneseo's Jake Bebee added three goals and sophomore Jack Ryerson netted two scores. Senior Andy Howk made seven saves and allowed seven goals in 32:02, classmate David Knapp stopped three shots and allowed two goals in 20:28 and first year Tim Garback stopped one shot and allowed one goal in 7:30. Geneseo advances to 3-3 overall and 1-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to St. John Fisher today and split with the Cardinals. In game one, Geneseo's Audrey Kuhn pitched the ninth no-hitter in school history and came one out away from the college's third ever perfect game as the Knights won by a score of 2-0. With two outs in the seventh inning, a throwing error interrupted the perfect game, but Kuhn got the final batter to ground out to third to complete the no-hitter. Geneseo scored a run in the first on two errors and a steal of home. The Knights added an insurance run in the sixth as Kuhn reached on an error, moved to second on a Courtney Trawitz single and scored on Christina Marinucci's RBI single. Trawitz went 3 for 3 in the opener. In game two, Geneseo fell by a score of 5-1. The Knights jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Niki DeLawder singled, moved to second on a Melissa Mason sacrifice and scored on an RBI double by Kuhn. First year Marianne Wallace held the Cardinals in check until giving up two runs in the fourth and a three run homer in the fifth. Wallace tossed 4 1/3 innings and allowed eight hits, four earned runs and five strikeouts. Classmate Amanda Johanning pitched the final 1 2/3 innings and gave up just one hit. The Knights record stands at 12-4 on the season.

Apr 06, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Softball Sweeps Fredonia
Women's Lax Trumped by Cortland

Women's Softball
The women's softball team hosted Fredonia this afternoon and moved to 11-3 overall and 4-0 in SUNYAC with a 5-0, 3-1 sweep of the Blue Devils. In the opener, first year Audrey Kuhn scattered four hits and struck out nine to post the complete game shutout on the mound. Senior Courtney Trawitz was 1 for 1 with a solo homer, two runs and two RBI, sophomore Sonia Luchanko was 2 for 3 and first year Melissa Mason was 2 for 4 to pace the offense. In the nightcap, first year Marianne Wallace struck out 10 and allowed just three hits, including a pair of doubles in the fourth inning when Fredonia scored their lone run, to gain the win on the mound. At the plate for Geneseo, Trawitz was 3 for 4 with an RBI, Mason was 1 for 2 with a triple and a run scored, junior Kerrin Hughes was 2 for 4 and sophomore Jodi Guilboard was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to Cortland today and dropped their first game of the season by a score of 15-5 to the Red Dragons. Cortland scored the first 11 goals of the game to jump out to a 11-1 halftime advantage and the teams traded four goals apiece after intermission. Senior Katie Rocco scored two goals, one assist to lead the attack. Junior Lauren Chatterton added two scores, sophomore Melody Kuzniar netted a goal and sophomore Jess Pausewang made 14 saves in cage. Geneseo falls to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in SUNYAC.

Apr 06, 2004

Men's Lacrosse Game Time Change

Saturday's Game Time Adjusted

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse game at Plattsburgh on Saturday, April 10 and originally scheduled for 1 pm, has been changed to a 2 pm start time.

Apr 03, 2004

Saturday's Game Summary

Women's Lacrosse Remains Unbeaten

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to Oneonta this afternoon and won a 16-13 decision over the Red Dragons to remain unbeaten on the season at 4-0. The four wins to open the season are the most in the nine year history of the program as the Knights began the 2000 campaign with three straight wins. Geneseo led 8-7 at the intermission and scored the first three goals of the second stanza to jump out to an 11-7 lead and never looked back. Junior Lauren Chatterton collected three goals, two assists to lead the attack and first year Krystina Danizio added three scores for the Knights. Senior Katie Rocco added two goals, one assist and sophomores Amy Glover and Melody Kuzniar netted two goals apiece. Sophomore Jess Pausewang stopped 22 shots to post the win in goal as the Knights advance their SUNYAC record to 2-0 on the season.

Apr 02, 2004

Softball Postponed for Weekend

No reschedule date as yet

Women's Softball
The women's softball games scheduled for today, Friday, April 2 vs. New Paltz at 3 pm and tomorrow, Saturday, April 3 vs. Oneonta at 1 pm have been postponed due to the inclement weather. The contests have not been rescheduled as yet.

Apr 01, 2004

Softball Postponed for Thursday

No reschedule date as yet

Women's Softball
The women's softball game originally scheduled for Thursday, March 25 and rescheduled for today, Thursday, April 1 vs. RIT at 3 pm has been postponed due to inclement weather. No further makeup date has been set for the contest.

Mar 30, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lacrosse Defeats Fredonia
Softball Sweeps Oswego

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team hosted Fredonia this afternoon and remained unbeaten on the season at 3-0 with a 14-5 win over the Blue Devils. Geneseo raced to a 9-3 halftime lead and scored the first four goals of the second stanza to open a 10 goal lead. Junior Lauren Chatterton, who was named the SUNYAC Player of the Week and Rochester Area College Athletics Athlete of the Week last week, paced a balanced attack with two goals, two assists. Senior Katie Rocco and first years Martha Katz, Megan Hilts and Krystina Danizio each collected two goals, one assist and sophomore Sue Shepard added a goal and two assists for the Knights. First year Emily Ward came off the bench to score a pair of goals, sophomore Melody Kuzniar added a single tally and Jess Pausewang made five saves to post the win in goal.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team travelled to Oswego this afternoon and swept the Lakers to open their SUNYAC season. In the opener, Geneseo won a 12-0 decision in six innings. First year Audrey Kuhn tossed a two-hit, complete game shutout with eight strikeouts for Geneseo. Senior Courtney Trawitz was 4 for 4 with a double and three runs scored and first year Christina Marinucci was 3 for 4 with two RBI to lead the attack. First year Melissa Mason went 2 for 3 with an RBI and senior Sonja Russell went 2 for 4. In the nightcap, first year Marianne Wallace tossed a three hit shutout with seven strikeouts on the mound as Geneseo won a 2-0 victory. Geneseo scored first when Trawitz reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on an error. Kuhn led off the sixth inning by belting her fourth homer of the season to give Geneseo the insurance run. The Knights advance to 9-3 overall and 2-0 in SUNYAC.

Mar 27, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summary

Women's Lacrosse Slips Past Rochester
Men's Lacrosse Topped by Ithaca

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team travelled to the University of Rochester this afternoon and after a close second half grabbed the 13-12 win. Geneseo gained an 11-5 lead in the first half, but the Yellowjackets netted seven goals during the second half to tie the game up at 12-12 with 6:40 left. Geneseo's Megan Hilts found the back of the net at 27:33 to give the Knights the 13-12 lead. Junior Lauren Chatterton scored six goals for the Knights. Fiurst year attacker Krystina Danizio put in three goals, sophomore Sue Shepard had a pair and senior Katie Rocco had a goal and two assists. Geneseo advances to 2-0 on the year.

Men's Lacrosse
The #20 men's lacrosse team took on the Ithaca Bombers this afternoon at home and fell by a 13-6 decision. Ithaca raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. The Knights could not find the back of the net in order to stop Ithaca's momentum. For the Knights, senior David Hilfinger and sophomore Pat Riehlman each had two goals and an assist. Senior goalie Andy Howk had 14 saves for Geneseo as the Knights fall to 2-3 on the year.

Mar 23, 2004

Softball Postponed for Thursday

No Reschedule Date as yet

Women's Softball
The women's softball game scheduled for Thursday, March 25 vs. RIT at 3 pm has been postponed due to field conditions. No makeup date has been set for the contest.

Mar 22, 2004

Knights Award Winners

Zieno, Walsh Named SUNYAC Scholars
Turner, Allen Win RACA Honors

Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Awards
The SUNYAC announced the Fall/Winter Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2003-04 academic year. The awards are given to a first or second All-SUNYAC team member with the highest grade point average with a minimum of three semesters completed. Geneseo's Joanna Zieno earned the honor for both women's cross country and women's indoor track and field. The senior business administration major holds a 3.84 grade point average and earned first team All-SUNYAC honors in both sports. A junior psychology major, Erin Walsh carries a 3.77 grade point average and earned first team All-SUNYAC honors in women's swimming and diving.

Rochester Area College Athletics (RACA) Awards
The Rochester Area College Athletics organization named their 2004 Winter Athletes of the Year. The RACA organization consists of sports information professionals at nine Rochester Area colleges and universities. Juniors Ted Turner and Dan Allen won for their respective sports and were both unanimous selections in the voting. Turner earned the honors in men's indoor track and field after winning the 3000 and 5000 meters at the SUNYAC and ECAC meets. He also earned the RACA award for men's cross country in the fall.

Allen guided the Knights to their sixth straight SUNYAC Men's Swimming and Diving title by capturing the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events to win the award. Allen swept the three sprint freestyle events at the ECAC Winter championships as well and was the lone RACA swimmer to advance to the NCAA Division III meet.

Other RACA winners included Sarah Costanza of William Smith in women's swimming and diving, Roberts Wesleyan's Kim Cipura in women's indoor track and field, Seth Hauben of Rochester in men's basketball and Robert's Jen Stucynski in women's basketball.

Mar 20, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summary

Men's Lacrosse Tops Elmira

Men's Lacrosse
The #20 men's lacrosse team took on the Elmira Soaring Eagles this afternoon at Hobart College in Geneva, NY and used a 10 goal second half explosion to grab a 13-9 win. In a tightly contested first half, the Eagles scored three straight goals from 11:44 left in the second quarter to 1:09 left in the period for a 4-2 lead. Geneseo's Tim Killoran got one back with just 27 ticks left to give Geneseo the momentum, despite trailing 4-3 at the break. The Knights then outscored the Eagles by a 10-3 count over the next 25 minutes, including four in row at the end of the run, to take a commanding 13-7 lead with 4:45 left. Elmira netted two goals in the last two minutes to make the final. Junior Chris Stock led the attack with three goals, one assist and senior Dave Spennacchio added a goal and two assists. Sophomore Jack Ryerson and Killoran each added two markers and Pat Riehlman and Aaron Giffin netted a goal and an assist for the Knights. Other goals scorers for Geneseo included Mark Engel, Chris Kelley and Owahn Bazydlo, the first of his career. Senior Andy Howk made 17 saves in goal and allowed seven scores in 55:15 of play, while classmate David Knapp stopped two shots and allowed two goals in the last 4:45. Geneseo evens their record at 2-2 on the year.

Mar 18, 2004

NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships

Allen 20th in 50 Free, 17th in 200 Free, 19th in 100

Men's Swimming & Diving
Junior Dan Allen posted a time of 21.31 in Thursday's 50 freestyle preliminaries at the NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving championships and finished 20th in the event. The top 16 advanced to the finals. On Friday, Allen raced to a personal best time of 1:42.90 in the 200 freestyle preliminaries and narrowly finished out of the finals with a 17th place showing. In the 100 freestyle on Saturday, Allen finished just out of the finals qualification for the third day in a row as he posted a 19th place time of 47.01 in the morning preliminaries. Congratulations to Dan for his nationals participation!

Mar 17, 2004

Wednesday's Game Summary

Men's Lacrosse Falls to RIT

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team, ranked 20th in the latest USILA poll, travelled to #23 RIT this afternoon and dropped a 14-7 decision to the Tigers. Geneseo trailed 9-3 at the half after RIT outscored the Knights 6-2 in the second stanza. Senior Dave Spennacchio led the attack with four goals, classmate Mark Engel added a goal and an assist and junior Chris Kelley chipped in with two helpers. Senior Andy Howk made 11 saves in just over three quarters of action and David Knapp stopped three shots in 13:25 of the second period. Geneseo falls to 1-2 on the season.

Mar 13, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Scott Earns All-American in 1500

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Sophomore Marta Scott earned All-American honors for Geneseo by finishing seventh in the 1500 meters for the Knights at the NCAA Division III Indoor championships at Wisconsin-Whitewater this afternoon. Scott. who was fourth in her heat and was seeded eighth in yesterday's preliminaries after a 4:40.33, ran a 4:42.90 in today's finals to gain the national recognition.

Mar 13, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Knights at NCAA Indoor Nationals
Softball Splits Final Florida Pair

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The women's indoor track and field team sent three representatives to Wisconsin-Whitewater for the 2004 NCAA Division III championships. Sophomore Marta Scott highlighted the first day of competition as she qualified for Saturday's finals in the 1500 meters with a fourth place time of 4:40.33 in heat one. In addition, Scott competed in the 800 meters, where she was sixth in heat two with a time of 2:18.85 and did not advance to the event final. In other events, defending national champion Kim DePrez placed 14th in the high jump with a leap of 1.56 meters and senior Joanna Zieno crossed the line in a time of 18:05.48 to finish 11th of 14 competitors in the 5000 meter run.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team completed their trip to Fort Meyers, Florida and their participation in the Cusic Classic by splitting a pair of games on Friday. The Knights blanked North Park by a score of 9-0, before falling to Wisconsin-Superior by a 7-2 count. In the opener, Geneseo scored a run in the second inning, three in the third and tacked on five in the seventh. First year Audrey Kuhn was 2 for 4 with two runs, two RBI and a triple and senior Sonja Russell was 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI. First year Marianne Wallace tossed the complete game shutout on the mound by scattering seven hits and striking out six. In the nightcap, Geneseo trailed just 1-0 heading into the fifth inning when Superior exploded for six runs including a grand slam. Geneseo got their two runs in the seventh inning when Cat Pratico walked, Melissa Mason singled, Russell singled to load the bases and Kuhn smacked a two run single. Kuhn was 3 for 4 and allowed nine hits over six innings on the mound, while first year Christina Marinucci went 2 for 3. Geneseo returns from the trip with a record of 7-3.

Mar 11, 2004

Thursday's Contest Summaries

Women's Lacrosse Opens With Win
Softball Sweeps Pair

Women's Lacrosse
The women's lacrosse team opened their season with a 17-11 win over Marymount (VA) at the Disney Complex in Florida. Geneseo used an 11-3 halftime advantage to cruise to the victory. Junior Lauren Chatterton led the attack with four goals, one assist and sophomore Sue Shepard added three goals for the Knights. Senior Katie Rocco and junior Liz Ryan collected two goals, one assist apiece and first year Megan Hilts added a pair of markers. Other goal scorers for the Knights were first year Krystina Danizio, sophomore Melody Kuzniar, sophomore Amy Glover and senior Amy Spaziani. Sophomore netminder Jess Pausewang stopped 14 shots to earn the win in goal and help head coach Carly Peters to her first win as the Geneseo mentor.

Women's Softball
The womens' softball team swept a pair of games at the Cusic Classic today as they defeated DeSales by a score of 13-6 and Wheaton by a count of 17-5. Both games featured one huge inning by the offense as Geneseo scored eight runs in the fifth inning to break the open game one, while the Knights offense posted 13 runs in the third inning after trailing 1-0 in the nightcap. In game one, sophomore Sonja Luchanko and first year Melissa Mason were each 3 for 4 with the former picking up a pair of RBI. Sophomore Cat Pratico belted an insurance two run homer in the seventh inning and senior Sonja Russell, first year Audrey Kuhn, senior Courtney Trawitz and junior Kerrin Hughes each had two hits. First year Amanda Johanning allowed four runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings and classmate Marianne Wallace got the win in relief, allowing two runs, one earned on three hits over the last 4 1/3 innings. In the second game, Geneseo sent 19 batters to the plate in the decisive third inning. Mason was 2 for 5 with three runs, Trawitz went 2 for 3 with a a pair of runs and an RBI and sophomore Lauren Zefting knocked in two runs. Kuhn picked up her fourth win on the mound, allowing two hits and one unearned run in four innings. The Knights advance to 6-2 on the season.

Mar 10, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Men's Lax Falls to #5 Hampden-Sydney

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Hampden-Sydney in Virginia this afternoon and fell to the nation's fifth ranked Division III team by a score of 9-7. The Knights, ranked 21st, had just one lead at 1-0 on the afternoon when David Hilfinger scored just 1:13 into the game off an assist from Pat Riehlman. After the Tigers took a 2-1 lead, the teams traded goals throughout with Geneseo tying the game for a fifth time at 6-6 with 1:47 left in the third on Jay Loetterle's goal from Jake Bebee. The Tigers struck twice in a 31 second span of the fourth period and added an insurance goal three minutes later before Hilfinger got his second of the game with 1:49 to play to make the final. Junior Chris Kelley scored twice for the Knights and Riehlman handed out three helpers. Senior Mark Engel and sophomore Jack Ryerson scored single goals for Geneseo. Senior Andy Howk made four saves in goal as the Knights drop to 1-1 on the year.

Mar 09, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Softball Posts Two Shutouts

Women's Softball
The women's softball team continued with the Cusic Classic this afternoon and posted a pair of shutouts in a 3-0 win over Webster and a 10-0 win over Emmanuel. In the opener, first year Audrey Kuhn tossed a four hit complete game shutout, her second blanking of the season on the mound and was the offensive hero with a two run homer in the first inning and an RBI single in the third. Classmate Melissa Mason was 2 for 4 with a run and three stolen bases and senior Sonja Russell walked and scored a run on the Kuhn homer. In the second game, Geneseo led 3-0 after one and exploded for five runs in the third inning to earn the five inning win. After being hit hard in her first collegiate start against Wittenburg on Sunday, first year Marianne Wallace ran her no-hit inning streak to 8 2/3 innings by tossing the five innings without allowing a hit, walking four and striking out four to earn her first collegiate win. First year Christina Marinucci was 2 for 2 with two runs and an RBI and picked off a pair of runners behind the plate, while Kerrin Hughes was 2 for 3 with a run, an RBI and a double. Geneseo advances to 4-2 on the season.

Mar 08, 2004

Monday's Contest Summaries

Softball Defeats Monmouth, Falls to Alfred
Three Track Athletes to Compete at NCAAs

Women's Softball
The women's softball team continued with the Cusic Classic in Fort Meyers, Florida and grabbed a 1-0 win over Monmouth on Cat Pratico's one out, bases loaded single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Senior Courtney Trawitz reached on an error to start the inning and sophomore Keaghan Reed doubled to right moving pinch runner Melissa Mason to third. An intentional walk to Kerrin Hughes, followed by a strikeout set the stage for Pratico's heroics. First year Audrey Kuhn picked up her second win in as many outings on the mound, allowing three hits, walking two and striking out eight in her first career shutout. In game two, Geneseo fell to Alfred by a score of 6-5. The Knights trailed 3-1 after one and 6-1 heading in to the fifth before making a rally. Mason tripled home sophomore Niki DeLawder to make it 6-2 in the fifth. Geneseo got three more in the fifth on a Trawitz RBI double and a pair of errors. In the seventh, Geneseo had the tying run on third with no outs, but two strikeouts and a pop up ended the game. Mason and Trawitz were each 2 for 4 with an RBI. First year Amanda Johanning gave up six runs, three earned on five hits, three walks and struck out four in 3 1/3 innings. Classmate Marianne Wallace struck out one and allowed no hits in the remaining 3 2/3. The Knights are 2-2 on the season.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The women's indoor track and field team had three competitors named to the field for this Saturday's NCAA Division III championships to be held at Wisconsin-Whitewater. Sophomore Kim DePrez will defend her 2003 Division III indoor high jump title, classmate Marta Scott will compete in both the 800 and 1500 meters and senior Joanna Zieno will run the 5000 meters.

Mar 07, 2004

Sunday's Contest Summaries

Men's Basketball Wins ECAC Championship!
Softball Splits on Opening Day

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Schenectady this afternoon to take on host and top seed Union College in the championship game of the ECAC Upstate tournament and the sixth seeded Blue Knights captured their third ECAC title with a 65-62 win over the Dutchmen. The 2004 version joins the 1988 and 2001 teams as ECAC champions as the Knights now own an 11-3 record in six appearances in the championship. Junior Joe Zera was nine of 16 from the floor on his way to 23 points in the final. Zera averaged 22 points in the three tournament contests to earn Most Valuable Player honors. Senior John Kleis collected 14 points in his last game as a Knight and became just the 18th player in school history to surpass the 1,000 career point barrier. Kleis finishes his stellar Geneseo career with 1,008 points. Classmate Ben Schwenebraten scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the winning effort as the Knights post their seventh 20 win season and finish at 20-9. The Knights trailed by five in the waning seconds of the first half, but a Zera deep three pointer cut the Dutchmen lead to 31-29 at the intermission. Geneseo trailed by as many as seven in the second stanza, but first year Nick Kelley's two free throws with 10 seconds left gave Geneseo the 65-62 lead and sealed the win.

Women's Softball
The women's softball team began their season at the Cusic Classic in Fort Meyers, Florida this morning. In game one, Geneseo defeated Transylvania (KY) by a score of 4-2. Geneseo scored a run in the first and three in the fifth as first year Christina Marinucci had an RBI single in the first and sophomore Niki DeLawder and first year Audrey Kuhn each had run scoring singles in the fifth. Kuhn made her first collegiate start on the mound and went seven innings, allowing just two hits, one walk with six strikeouts and a pair of unearned runs. In game two, Geneseo fell to Wittenburg (OH) by a score of 6-4. Kuhn provided most the offense for the Knights as she pounded a two run homer in the first after a Sonja Russell single and blasted a solo shot in the third. First year Marianne Wallace allowed five runs, four of them earned, eight hits, one walk with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings before giving way to classmate Amanda Johanning, who pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed three hits and one run.

Mar 06, 2004

Saturday Contest Summaries

Women Win ECAC Indoor Title
Men's Hoop Advances to ECAC Final
Men's Lax Opens with Win

Women's Indoor Track and Field
The women's indoor track and field team travelled to Bowdoin (ME) for the ECAC championships and won their first ever ECAC women's indoor title by scoring 65 points to runnerup Wheaton's 60 points. Sophomore Emily Howland wins the 500 meter run in a new school record time of 1:17.59 and senior Joanna Zieno places second in the 5000 meter run in 17:46.62 to lead Geneseo to the title. Junior Renne Catalano places second in the 3000 meters in 10:33.83, while Mary Kosloski finishes fourth in the long jump with a distance of 5.13 meters.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Union College this afternoon to take on #7 Clarkson in the semifinals of the ECAC Upstate tournament and won a 72-51 decision to advance to Sunday's 2 pm title game. Geneseo led 32-26 at the half and never trailed in the second stanza as they shot 54% from the floor, 42% from the arc and were 11-13 from the charity stripe. Junior Joe Zera netted 19 points on eight of 14 shooting and senior John Kleis cashed six of his eight shots from the floor and four of five from the line for 16 points to pace the attack. Senior Ben Schwenebraten scored nine points, hauled down 11 boards and dished seven assists, while first year Greg Spears made all four of his shots on the way to nine points. The sixth seeded Knights advance to 19-9 on the season and will play top seeded Union College, a 73-61 winner over Skidmore, in the championship.

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team travelled to Liverpool High School this afternoon to take on Clarkson in their season opener and defeated the Golden Knights by a score of 15-7. Ranked #21 in the first USILA poll, Geneseo held a 6-4 halftime advantage and a slim 8-6 third quarter lead before netting seven of the final eight goals. Senior Tim Killoran scored three goals, three assists in leading the attack and classmate David Spennacchio added a goal and four helpers for the Knights. Senior David Hilfinger scored three times and senior Mark Engel and sophomore Pat Riehlman collected two goals and an assist. Junior Jay Loetterle and sophomore Jack Ryerson each chipped in two goals and senior Andy Howk made 13 saves to post the win in nets. In addition, Jason Zimmerman (8-12) and Aaron Giffin (8-13) combined to win 64% of the faceoffs.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
The men's indoor track and field team travelled to the ECAC championships at Bowdoin (ME) College and came home fifth with 43 points. Senior Jason Casey wins the 3000 meters in 8:38.91 and places fourth in the 5000 meters in 15:01.66 to pace Geneseo. Junior Ted Turner takes the 5000 meters in 14:46.11 and junior Jeff Beck places third in the event in 14:51.71. Senior Matt Young garners second place in the 1500 meters in 3:58.99.

Mar 03, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Men's Basketball Advances in ECAC
Women Fall in Overtime

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Troy, NY tonight as the sixth seed for the first round of the ECAC Upstate championships and won an 80-67 decision over the third seeded Rensselaer Red Hawks. The Knights led 38-35 at the half after hitting seven of 11 shots from the arc. Geneseo used a 5-0 run in the second half to lead 51-44, but the Red Hawks used a 15-2 spurt of their own to lead 59-53. The Knights then turned up the defense and went on a 13-0 run to lead 66-59. Junior Joe Zera led the way with 24 points on eight of 13 from the floor and six of 11 from the arc. First year Steve McDonnell made six of his 10 shots and five of eight from the floor on his way to 21 points, while John Kleis and Ben Schwenebraten reached double figures with 16 and 12. Geneseo raises their record to 18-9 on the season and advances to Saturday's semifinals at Union College versus #7 Clarkson University at 1 pm.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Oswego tonight and dropped a tough 72-68 overtime game to the fourth seeded Lakers in the first round of the ECAC Upstate tournament. Sophomore Jessica Chambers led three double figure scorers with 13 points, 12 rebounds. Senior Jordan Baker collected 12 points, 13 caroms and sophomore Jackie Fertitta added 12 points as the Knights season comes to a close at 18-10.

Mar 02, 2004

Knights Ranked in USILA Poll

Geneseo Tabbed 21st

Men's Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team was ranked 21st in the first United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association poll for the 2004 season, dated March 1. The poll ranks the top 20 teams in the country and the Knights are listed first in the "Others Receiving Votes" category. This is the first time that Geneseo has been recognized in the inaugural poll of a season. The team opens their campaign on Saturday, March 6 as they take on Clarkson at Liverpool High School at 1 pm.

Mar 01, 2004

Basketball Teams Selected to ECACs

#5 Women Face Oswego
RPI Hosts #6 Men

ECAC Upstate Basketball
The Geneseo women's and men's basketball teams were selected to participate in their respective ECAC Upstate Basketball tournaments beginning on Wednesday, March 3, 2004.

Geneseo (18-9), the defending ECAC Women's Upstate champion, received the fifth seed in the seven team tournament and will travel to #4 Oswego (21-6) for the first round on Wednesday at 6 pm. Geneseo fell to the Lakers in their lone meeting this season by a score of 47-32 at Oswego on December 5. The Knights are making their seventh appearance in the ECAC postseason tournament, where they have won three team titles (1991, 1992, 2003).

Other first round women's games include #2 Rensselaer (20-6) hosting seventh seeded William Smith (13-12) and third seeded Oneonta (21-7) hosting #6 Hartwick (15-11). Top seeded St. John Fisher (23-4) received a first round bye and will host the tournament semifinals and finals on Saturday at 1 pm and 4 pm and Sunday at 1 pm, respectively.

On the men's side, Geneseo (17-9) received the sixth seed and will travel to #3 Rensselaer (16-10) for an 8 pm first round contest. The Knights are making their sixth appearance in the ECAC Upstate tournament, where they have two championships to their credit (1988, 2001).

Other first round men's games include #1 Union (18-7) hosting eighth seeded Utica College (16-11), second seeded Oswego (18-8) entertaining #7 Clarkson (15-11) and #5 Skidmore (15-9) travelling to fourth seeded Cortland (17-10). The tournament semifinals and finals will be played at the highest remaining seed on Saturday and Sunday, game times to be determined.

Feb 28, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Indoor Track & Field at NYSCTC
Women, Men Each Place Second

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The women's indoor track and field team travelled to St. Lawrence on Friday and Saturday for the NYSCTC championships and placed second with 145 points to finish just behind champion Ithaca's 150 points. Geneseo had three individual champions and one winning relay in the competition. Sophomore Emily Howland placed first in the 500 meters in a time of 1:17.94, first year Kate Huggler crossed first in the 3000 meters in 11:08.98 and sophomore Mary Kosloski leaped to the win in the triple jump with an NCAA provisional distance of 11.19 meters. Geneseo's 4X800 relay team of sophomore Fran Magri, first year Lindzie Foster, sophomore Kelly Owens and sophomore Marta Scott raced to a win in 9:33.88. The Knights had several runnerup performances as Scott placed second in the 1500 meters in an NCAA provisional time of 4:43.84, senior Joanna Zieno captured second in the 5000 meters in a provisional time of 17:51.32, sophomore Kim DePrez was second in the high jump with a height of 1.62 meters and the distance medley relay team of Magri, Howland, Foster and Scott passed the line in 12:13.10.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
The men's indoor track and field team travelled to the NYSCTC championships at St. Lawrence on Friday and Saturday and placed second with 129 points to champion Rensselaer's 140. The Knights dominated the distance portion of the event as Geneseo finished in the top three places in the 5000 meters and swept the first four spots in the 3000 meters. Junior Ted Turner galloped to wins in both races, completing the 3000 meters in 8:33.48 and the 5000 meters in an NCAA provisional time of 14:40.48. Classmate Jeff Beck followed Turner in both events (8:36.71 and 14:52.15) and senior Jason Casey placed third in each with times of 8:39.82 and 14:57.26. Senior Josh Belisle completed the quartet in the 3000 in 8:42.63. Other first place finishes for Geneseo included Chris Hart, who won the high jump with a leap of 1.90 meters and the 4X800 relay team of Jim Tillapaugh, Paul Mesi, Matt Young and Chris Popovici, who won in a time of 7:56.14. In addition, sophomore Matt Kuenzel was runnerup in the shot put with a toss of 14.61 meters and Young was third in the 1500 meters in 4:01.82.

Feb 27, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Knights Fall to Cortland in Semifinals

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to the Utica Memorial Auditorium tonight for the semifinals of the SUNYAC tournament and dropped a 72-58 decision to the Red Dragons. The Knights trailed 34-17 at the half after hitting just eight of 31 shots in the opening session. Geneseo trailed by as many as 27 in the second stanza but used a 19-3 run to cut the deficit to 11 points with 1:59 left but could get no closer.

Junior Felisa Brown led the way with 19 points on eight of 18 shooting and senior Meghan Magee netted 18 points including six from behind the arc. Senior Jordan Baker added a game high 11 rebounds and junior Laura Talbott collected eight caroms. Geneseo falls to 18-9 on the season and will await a possible ECAC bid.

Feb 27, 2004

SUNYAC Basketball All-Stars Announced

Two women, two men named for Geneseo

SUNYAC Basketball

The SUNYAC women's and men's all-star teams were announced at the championship dinner on Thursday, February 26 in Utica, N.Y. Geneseo placed two women's players and two men's players on the All-Conference teams.

Seniors Jordan Baker, who led the conference in rebounding and free throw shooting and classmate Arin Belden, were named to the honorable mention team for the women.

Senior Ben Schwenebraten and junior Joe Zera were each selected to the second team for the men.

For the complete listing, see www.SUNYAC.com.

Feb 25, 2004

SUNYAC Announces Indoor Coaches of the Year

Geneseo's Woods Earns Women's Award

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The SUNYAC announced the winners of their indoor track and field Coach of the Year awards on Tuesday. Geneseo's Mike Woods was given the nod on the women's side in a vote of his peers for the second consecutive year after guiding Geneseo to their second straight SUNYAC team title last Saturday at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Woods has been named the conference coach of the year in eight of the past 10 votes during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons.

Feb 24, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Defeats Buffalo St.
Men Fall to Cortland in Playoffs

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted the Buffalo St. Bengals tonight in the first round of the SUNYAC tournament and advanced to Friday's semifinals with a 78-57 win. The fourth seeded Knights jumped to a 13 point intermission lead and cruised to the win over the fifth seeded Bengals. Junior Felisa Brown scored 17 points to lead five double figure scorers in a balanced attack for Geneseo. Senior Arin Belden scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds and classmate Meghan Magee added 14 points, including four three pointers. Sophomore Jessica Chambers made five of seven from the field for 13 points and senior Jordan Baker netted a double-double with 12 points and a game high 13 boards. Junior Laura Talbott handed out nine assists as the Knights rise to 18-8 on the season and will take on top seeded Cortland in the semifinals at 8 pm on Friday.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted Cortland tonight in the first round of the SUNYAC tournament and fell to the Red Dragons by a score of 73-67. Cortland used a 6-0 run with four minutes left in the first half to take a 33-28 halftime lead. The Dragons led throughout the second half to advance to the semifinals. First year Steve McDonnell led the way with 14 points to pace four double figure scorers. Senior Ben Schwenebraten netted 13 points and John Kleis and Joe Zera added 12 points apiece. The Knights were outrebounded for the game by a 37-25 count. Geneseo falls to 17-9 on the season.

Feb 23, 2004

SUNYAC Basketball Tournament Schedule

Geneseo Hosts First Round Games
WYSL 1040 AM to Broadcast

SUNYAC Women's Basketball Tournament
The women's basketball team received the fourth seed in this week's SUNYAC championship tournament and will host #5 Buffalo St. on Tuesday at 6 pm. The Knights (17-8, 11-5 SUNYAC) split the season series with the Bengals (13-12, 11-5), winning a 64-54 decision at home on January 20 and dropping a 72-66 game at Buffalo St. last Tuesday. The game will be broadcast on WYSL 1040 AM and on the internet at www.wysl1040.com.

The rest of the women's first round features top seeded Cortland hosting #8 Plattsburgh, second rated Oneonta entertaining #7 New Paltz and #6 Brockport travelling to third seeded Oswego. The tournament semifinals and championship games will be played at the Utica Memorial Auditorium with the semifinals scheduled for Friday at 6 and 8 pm with the title game slated for Saturday at 4 pm.

SUNYAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The men's basketball team received the fourth seed in this week's SUNYAC championship tournament and will host #5 Cortland on Tuesday at 8 pm. The Knights (17-8, 10-6 SUNYAC) split the season series with the Red Dragons (16-9, 8-8), winning a 70-64 decision at home on February 6 and dropping a 71-59 game at Cortland on Friday. The game will be broadcast on WYSL 1040 AM and on the internet at www.wysl1040.com.

The rest of the men's first round features top seeded Brockport hosting #8 SUNYIT, second rated Oswego entertaining #7 Plattsburgh and #6 Buffalo St. travelling to third seeded Potsdam. The tournament semifinals and championship games will be played at the Utica Memorial Auditorium with the semifinals scheduled for Friday at 1 and 3 pm with the title game slated for Saturday at 1 pm.

Feb 21, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Knights Defend Women's SUNYAC Indoor
Men Finish Second
Hockey Eliminated by Fredonia

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The women's indoor track and field team travelled to Geneva for the SUNYAC Indoor Track & Field championships this afternoon and won their second consecutive conference championship by outscoring runnerup Cortland by a score of 203-131. The Knights dominated the field with two multiple winners and five other winners on the afternoon. Sophomore Marta Scott won the 800 meters (2:21.71) and the 1500 meters in an NCAA provisional time of 4:42.91 and junior Nicole Barzee won the weight throw (14.34 m) and the shot put (12.41 m) to lead the Knights. Other winners for Geneseo included the Fairport High School trio of sophomore Kim DePrez, who won the high jump with a leap of 1.63 meters, senior Joanna Zieno, who captured the 5000 meters in 18:35.84, sophomore Emily Howland, who crossed first in the 500 meters (1:17.73). In addition, sophomore Mary Kosloski won the triple jump in 10.93 meters and junior Renne Catalano captured the 3000 meters in 10:43.11. In addition, the distance medley relay team of Christy Finke, Rachel Ippolito, Lindzie Foster and Kelly Owens were winners in 13:04.32.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
The men's indoor track and field team travelled to Hobart College for the SUNYAC championships and had their championship streak snapped at three years as Cortland narrowly outscored the Knights by a 176-158 margin. Junior Ted Turner galloped to a pair of wins in the 3000 meters (9:01.58) and the 5000 meters (15:26.56) to lead the team. Other winners included Matt Young, who crossed first in the 1500 meters in 4:01.08 and Matt Kuenzel, who tossed the weight throw 15.85 meters to place first. The Knights raced past the field in the 5000 meters, capturing the first four places as junior Jeff Beck (15:31.71), senior Jason Casey (15:35.91) and junior Ben Feidner (15:48.32) finished behind Turner. In addition, the distance medley relay team of Brad Johnson, Pete DiGennaro, Turner and Josh Belisle won in a time of 10:40.51, while the 4X800 relay team of Ross Hunkovic, Paul Mesi, Belisle and Jim Tillapaugh placed first in 8:01.63.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted the Fredonia Blue Devils and were knocked from the SUNYAC playoffs with a 3-3 tie tonight. The Devils advance to the semifinals with last night's win and tonight's tie. Geneseo scored first when Frank Baumgardner scored at 6:48 of the first on assists from Matt Caren and Eric Lawler. After Fredonia scored on the power play at 9:01, Geneseo took a 2-1 intermission lead when Justin Corio knocked in a rebound from Mitch Stephens and Mike MacDonald at 13:52. The Ice Knights took a 3-1 lead at 6:56 of the second when Jason Kuczmanski scored from Michel Bond and Chris Tarr. Fredonia scored at 13:26 of the second on the man advantage and got the equalizer and series winner when Dan Rohanna wristed a shot from the slot at 13:15 of the third. Geneseo's Brett Walker made 26 saves in playing 63:45 as the Ice Knights kept the pressure on with an empty net over the last 1:15 of the overtime. The Ice Knights complete their season at 14-7-5.

Feb 20, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoop Stops Cortland
Men Fall to Red Dragons
Hockey Tripped by Blue Devils

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Cortland tonight and defeated the first place Red Dragons by a score of 55-42. Geneseo held Cortland to just 16 points in the opening half to take a six point intermission lead and slowly extended their lead in the second to hand the Dragons just their second loss against 13 wins in conference play. Senior Arin Belden led the way with 14 points, including a six of eight performance from the line. Junior Felisa Brown and sophomore Jessica Chambers collected 12 points apiece with Brown and senior Jordan Baker topping the rebounding chart with nine each. Senior Meghan Magee added nine points and junior Laura Talbott dished out six assists and grabbed six boards. Geneseo completes the regular season at 17-8 overall and 11-5 in SUNYAC. The Knights will have to wait for tomorrow's conference results to find out their SUNYAC playoff first round opponent, site and game time.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Cortland tonight and dropped a 71-59 decision to the Dragons. After a 33-33 halftime score, Cortland used a 17-3 run early in the second half to gain a 12 point advantage. Geneseo cut the deficit to five points before a 9-0 run sealed the game. Junior David Muchnick hit five of six shots from the floor and four of five from the arc for 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out three assists to pace the attack. Senior John Kleis netted 11 points and hauled down a game high nine caroms. Junior Joe Zera and senior Ben Schwenebraten added eight points each. Geneseo completes the regular season with a record of 17-8 overall and 10-6 in SUNYAC. The Knights will host a SUNYAC first round playoff game on Tuesday, February 24, 2004. The first round opponent and game time will be determined after tomorrow's final regular season SUNYAC games.

Men's Hockey
The Fredonia St. Blue Devils (13-11-2) defeated the Geneseo Ice Knights (14-7-4) by a score of 5-3 in game one of the two game SUNYAC men's ice hockey play-in series at the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena tonight. The Blue Devils erupted for five straight goals, including three in the second stanza to lead 5-1 before the Ice Knights got two in the third period to make the final.

Geneseo opened the scoring when Mitch Stephens (Forrest, MB) scored on the power play from sophomore Nick Onody (Richmond Hill, ONT). Fredonia answered less than two minutes later when sophomore Tom Briggs (Fruitport, MI) went top shelf with the man advantage as Mike Fleming (Sarnia, ONT) and Matt Zeman (Rocky River, OH) got helpers.

The Blue Devils three goals in the second came at 1:53 from Max Catelin (Grenoble, FRA), 9:38 from Kyle Bozoian (St. Charles, MO) on the power play and 12:59 from Erik Hlavaty (Hamburg). Hvalaty assisted on the first goal, Zeman and Fleming on the second goal and Nick Malina (Grand Rapids, MI) and Marc Fattey (Hamburg) on the final score of the period. Fredonia completed their scoring at 10:34 of the third when Briggs blasted a carbon copy shot on the power play for his second of the game from Kraig Kuzma (Muskegon, MI) and Zeman.

Geneseo's attempt at a comeback began at 11:19 of the third when sophomore Matt Caren (Ithaca) broke in on goal and wristed one past Fredonia's Rob Stanley (New York) with assists going to Steve Jordan (Coquitlam, BC) and Andy Ford (Rochester). Junior Jason Kuczmanski (Cheektowaga) backhanded home a rebound on the power play at 14:52 on assists from Michel Bond (Hearst, ONT) and Matt English (West Seneca) to keep the game interesting over the last five minutes of play.

Stanley posted 29 saves in earning the win in goal, while Geneseo's Brett Walker (Regina, SAS) stopped 26 shots in 57:59 of action. Geneseo will need to win game two, slated to faceoff at 7 pm tomorrow, to force the "minigame" tiebreaker.

Feb 20, 2004

Knight Hoops Live on the Web Tonight

Power N' Grace Sports Provides Coverage

Power N' Grace Sports, in partnership with D3HoopsNet, will broadcast Friday
night's doubleheader basketball action between conference rivals as the
Cortland State Red Dragons host the Geneseo Blue Knights.

The two teams meet in women's action at 6 PM with the men tipping off at 8
PM.

The free, live broadcasts will be available at the following link:

http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=gordonmann

Gordon Mann and John McGraw will have the call on both games.

Pregame coverage begins 15 minutes before each game.

Alumni, boosters, parents of athletes and other members of the colleges'
communities are invited to listen.

For questions please contact Gordon Mann at pngsports@msn.com.

Feb 20, 2004

SUNYAC All-Stars Announced

Corio Named Second Team Hockey
22 Swimmers & Divers Named

Men's Hockey
Senior forward Justin Corio was the lone Geneseo representative on the SUNYAC Ice Hockey All-Conference team after being named to the second team. The Ransomville native is fourth in scoring this season for the Ice Knights with 14 goals, eight assists for 22 points. The former Fort Erie Meteor player leads the team in SUNYAC scoring with 11 goals, four helpers for 15 points, including netting three of his four game winners in conference play. Geneseo posted an 8-4-2 record in SUNYAC this season, earned the fourth seed for the conference playoffs and has been ranked as high as #13 in the USCHO.com national poll.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team placed 10 members on the SUNYAC All-Conference team after winning their 15th consecutive conference crown. The team placed three members on the first team and seven members on the second team. Juniors Erin Walsh and Jenny Cocco, who each won two events and first year Amanda Cavarella, who won one event were named to the first team. The second team included seniors Brandy Wrighter and Danielle Yaple, junior Lindsay Swensen, sophomore Colleen Wayne and first years Sabrina Feldmann, Lindsey Fial and KC Monahan.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team placed 12 members on the SUNYAC All-Conference team after winning their sixth consecutive league title. The team placed three members on the first team and nine members on the second team. Junior Dan Allen, who won three individual events and was part of three winning relays, along with junior Dan Kelly and sophomore Mike Wiese, who won one event each were named to the first team. The second team included seniors TJ Hirsch and Pat McNelis, junior Fernando Nussenbaum, sophomores PJ Dunn, Josh Hinman, Rory O'Reilly, Evan Smith and Tim Stockton and first year Phil Szrama.

Feb 17, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Falls to Buffalo St.
Men Defeat Bengals

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Buffalo St. tonight and fell to the Bengals by a score of 72-66. Geneseo came out strong and led by as many as six in the first half at 14-8, but the Bengals used a 15-2 run midway through the first period to take the lead for good. Buffalo St. led 34-31 at the intermission and never reliquished the lead throughout the second stanza. Geneseo did tie the game twice at 42-42 on a Laura Talbott jumper with 14:55 to go and again at 54 on a Jessica Chambers jumper with 6:36 left. Chambers tied her career high with 22 points on eight of 12 from the field and six of seven from the line to lead the offense. Senior Arin Belden added 14 points, five assists and Talbott made three of her five shots and three of four from the line for nine points. Senior Jordan Baker chipped in seven points and seven caroms as the Knights fell to 16-8 overall and 10-5 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Buffalo St. tonight and defeated the Bengals by a score of 59-50. Geneseo led 32-26 at the half and extended to an eight point advantage before the Bengals went on a 10-2 run to tie the game at 37. The Bengals scored a layup with 2:02 left to cut the margin to two points, but the Knights made seven of eight from the line to seal the win. Senior Ben Schwenebraten led the way with 21 points, seven rebounds and first year Steve McDonnell netted 10 points. Senior John Kleis collected a game high 10 rebounds as the Knights raise their record to 17-7 overall and 10-5 in SUNYAC.

Feb 14, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Defeats Potsdam
Men Fall in Overtime
Indoor Track at New Balance Meet, Cornell

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted Potsdam this afternoon on Senior Day in the Kuhl Gym and defeated the Bears by a score of 70-42 behind senior Jordan Baker's 17 point, 16 rebound performance. Geneseo led 42-13 at the intermission and never looked back as seniors Meghan Magee and Arin Belden, along with junior Felisa Brown each scored 10 points in support of Baker. Junior Laura Talbott dished out seven assists and grabbed six boards as the Knights advance to 16-7 overall and 10-4 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted the Potsdam Bears this afternoon and fell in overtime by a score of 84-83. The Knights trailed 37-35 at the intermission and by as many as nine points in the second half with 9:10 to go. Geneseo put together a 14-5 run over the next five minutes to even the game at 68 on a pair of Steve McDonnell free throws with 3:32 left. The teams traded points three more times in regulation, including a three point play by McDonnell with 36 seconds left to send the game into the extra session. In overtime, Geneseo scored the opening basket and led four times including 83-82 with 34 seconds left on a pair of free throws by Ben Schwenebraten. After a Potsdam miss and Geneseo rebound, the Bears got the ball back off the inbounds by creating a tie-up and having the alternate possession with eight seconds left. A jumper from the lane by Edane Barton with four seconds left gave the Bears the win. McDonnell scored a game high 23 points on seven of 12 from the floor and six of seven from the line, Schwenebraten netted 21 points on seven of nine from the floor and seven of seven from the line and junior Joe Zera collected 20 points on 7-13 FG and 6-7 FT. Senior John Kleis posted a double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds. Geneseo falls to 16-7 overall and 9-5 in SUNYAC.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Five members of the women's indoor track and field team travelled to New York City for the New Balance Armory Invitational featuring many Division I institutions and the best of Division II and III. Sophomore Kim DePrez posted the highest finish when she captured fourth place in the university division with a leap of 1.60 meters in the high jump. Senior Joanna Zieno placed sixth in the 5000 meters in 17:56.61, sophomore Marta Scott was 16th in the 800 meters (2:17.37), sophomore Mary Kosloski earned 10th in the triple jump with a distance of 10.90 meters and sophomore Fran Magri took 20th in the mile run in 5:20.56. In addition, Geneseo competed in the Cornell Invitational with Emily Howland running first in the 500 meters in a new school record time of 1:18.97 to highlight the meet. Junior Renne Catalano was second in the 5000 meters in 18:30.12 and first year Christy Finke was fourth in the 1000 meters in 3:08.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Five members of the men's indoor track and field team travelled to New York City for the New Balance Armory Invitational featuring many Division I institutions and the best of Division II and III. Junior Jeff Beck ran to a fourth place finish in the 5000 meters in an NCAA provisional time of 14:41.71, while classmate Ted Turner galloped home seventh in the same race in 14:55.19. Other Knight competitors included senior Matt Young, who was 15th in the mile run in 4:17.52, sophomore Ross Hunkovic, who was 24th in the same race in 4:21.52 and first year Jim Tillapaugh, who crossed 30th in the 800 meters in 1:57.25. In the Cornell Invitational, first year Joe Goodspeed set a new record in the high jump with a fourth place finish and a leap of 1.96 meters, while Tim Johnsen placed second in the 400 meters in 52.94 and Andrew McCarthy was fourth in the 3000 meters in 9:00.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Fredonia tonight and dropped a tough 2-1 decision to the Blue Devils in the Ice Knights regular season finale. After a scoreless first period, Fredonia got on the board at 3:38 of the second before Geneseo tied it on Mark Schwamberger's goal with assists going to Brett Bestwick and Chris Tarr. The Blue Devils got the game winner on the power play at 17:25 of the third. Junior Brett Walker made 25 saves in nets for Geneseo. The Ice Knights complete the regular season with a record of 14-6-4 overall and 8-4-2 in SUNYAC. Geneseo's first round SUNYAC playoff seeding, opponent and site will be determined after Tuesday's other SUNYAC hockey finales.

Feb 13, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Basketball Sweeps Plattsburgh
Ice Knights Skate Past Bengals

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted the Plattsburgh Cardinals tonight and raced to a 65-38 win. Senior Jordan Baker posted a double-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds to lead the Knights and junior Felisa Brown collected 13 points in the win. Senior Meghan Magee netted 12 points on five of 10 shooting and junior Laura Talbott handed out 10 assists, scored six points (6-6 FT) and grabbed six boards. The Knights raise their record to 15-7 overall and 9-4 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted Plattsburgh tonight and slipped past the Cardinals by a score of 75-73 when first year Steve McDonnell made two free throws with three seconds left. Geneseo trailed 46-40 at the half and never led in the second half until the final three seconds. Plattsburgh took a 73-69 lead with 3:13 left but after a John Kleis layup with 2:53 to play and a missed front end of a one-and-one by the Cardinals, Geneseo's Kurt Redman drove the baseline and scored a layup to even the game at 73 with 1:13 left. The Cardinals missed another front end with 21 ticks left, setting the stage for McDonnell's heroics after he was fouled driving to the basket. Kleis led the way with 22 points, 11 rebounds, senior Ben Schwenebraten added 15 points, seven helpers, six caroms and junior Joe Zera collected 10 points, four steals. Geneseo raises their record to 16-6 overall, 9-4 in SUNYAC.

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team travelled to Buffalo St. tonight and grabbed a 4-3 win over the Bengals. Senior Justin Corio scored a pair of power play goals in the third period and added an assist to lead the Ice Knights to the come-from-behind win. Sophomore Chris Tarr scored at 2:59 of the first from Brett Bestwick and Mark Schwamberger to give Geneseo a 1-0 lead. After a Buffalo St. power play goal, first year Mike MacDonald converted on the power play from Mitch Stephens and Corio for a 2-1 intermission lead with just five seconds left in the first. The Bengals scored the lone goal in the second and added a goal 40 seconds into the third for a 3-2 lead. Bestwick and Stephens assisted on Corio's first goal at 6:32 of the third and MacDonald and Stephens grabbed helpers on the game winner at 17:58. Geneseo, ranked 15th this week in the USCHO.com poll, raised their record to 14-5-4 overall and 8-3-2 in SUNYAC.

Feb 13, 2004

SUNYAC Swimming & Diving Championships

Women Touchout Oswego for 15th Consecutive Title
Men Dominate Field for Sixth Straight

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team travelled to ECC for the 21st Annual SUNYAC championships, where they captured their 15th consecutive SUNYAC championship with 815 points to just squeeze by runnerup Oswego's 811. On Thursday, junior Erin Walsh was the lone winner as she won the 500 free in a time of 5:11.87. Other top finishes included the 200 free relay team of Colleen Wayne, Brandy Wrighter, Sarah Lewis and Lindsay Swensen, who were second in an NCAA provisional time of 1:39.29, first year Lindsey Fial, who was third in the 200 IM in 2:15.38, Wrighter, who touched third in the 50 free (25.02), Sabrina Feldmann, who was third in three meter diving with a score of 318.55 and the 400 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Jenny Cocco, Fial and Swensen, who were second in an NCAA provisional time of 4:01.10. On Friday, the Wave posted two winners and four NCAA provisional qualifying times. Cocco won the 100 breast (1:08.12) and first year Amanda Cavarella took the 400 IM (4:43.01) in provisional times. Other NCAA cuts were turned in by Lindsey Fial, who was second in the 100 fly in 1:00.29 and the 200 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Cocco, Fial and Wrighter, who were second in 1:51.16. Other top finishes included Swensen, who was third in the 100 fly (1:01.21), KC Monahan, who placed second in the 200 free in 1:58.28, Walsh, who was third in the 200 free (1:59.24) and the 800 free relay team of Monahan, Lewis, Cavarella and Walsh, who were second in 7:59.53. In the final day of competition on Saturday, Geneseo completed the comeback win when the 400 freestyle relay team erased a two point deficit in the last race of the meet as Wayne, Wrighter, Monahan and Swensen won in an NCAA provisional time of 3:37.89, Walsh won the 1650 free in a provisional time of 17:58.40 and Cocco captured the 200 breast in 2:27.58. Congratulations to coach Paul Dotterweich and the Wave.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team travelled to the conference championships at Erie Community College and won their sixth consecutive conference title in the 42nd Annual SUNYAC Men's championships. Geneseo has won 11 of the last 15. On Thursday, the 200 free relay team of Dan Allen, Rory O'Reilly, Josh Hinman and Tim Stockton got the team going by winning in an NCAA provisional and new school record time of 1:25.12. Junior Dan Kelly and Allen each won an individual event with Kelly taking the 500 free (4:45.14) and Allen sprinting to the win in the 50 free in an NCAA provisional time of 21.39 after setting a new school record in the 50 free preliminaries with a time of 21.04. Geneseo swept the first five places in the 500 free as Hinman was second (4:48.28), sophomore Mike Wiese was third (4:50.22), Fernando Nussenbaum was fourth (4:53.97) and Max McArdle placed fifth (4:55.91). Other top finishers included senior Pat McNelis, who captured second in the 200 IM (1:58.86), sophomore Evan Smith, who was third in the same event in 1:59.37, senior T.J. Hirsch, who was third in one meter diving (423.95) and the 400 medley relay team of Phil Szrama, Smith, Hinman and Allen, who were second in 3:34.36. On Friday, Geneseo posted a number of quality performances as Allen won the 200 free to lead a top three place finish for Geneseo with an NCAA provisional time of 1:43.49. Kelly was second in the race (1:45.43) and Stockton finished third (1:47.30). The 800 free relay team of Allen, McNelis, Hinman and Kelly were winners in 7:04.11. In addition, Szrama was second in the 100 back in 53.80 and O'Reily was third (54.62), Hinman captured third in the 100 fly in 52.47 and the 200 medley relay of Szrama, Smith, Hinman and O'Reilly were second in 1:37.49. On Saturday, Geneseo continued their dominance as Allen won the 100 free in 47.04, sophomore Mike Wiese captured the 1650 free in 16:56.36 and the 400 free relay team of Allen, O'Reilly, Kelly and Stockton won in a time of 3:09.29. Congratulations to coach Paul Dotterweich and the Blue Wave!

Feb 10, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Defeats Fredonia
Men Fall in Overtime

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted Fredonia tonight and won a 70-54 decision over the Blue Devils as the Knights sent four players into double figures. Geneseo led 31-22 at the half and led by as many as 19 in the second stanza to gain their 14th win of the season against seven losses. Junior Felisa Brown led the way with 16 points on seven of 17 shooting and Jordan Baker posted another double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds to lead the way. Senior Meghan Magee scored 14 points and classmate Arin Belden netted 11 points, dished out seven assists and made six steals. Geneseo raises their record to 8-4 in SUNYAC play.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted Fredonia tonight and dropped a 70-67 overtime thriller to the Blue Devils. After a tough offensive first half for both teams, Geneseo trailed 24-19 at the break. The Knights shot just 35% from the floor in the first stanza and were 0-8 from the arc, while the Blue Devils hit just 32% from the field. Geneseo took their first lead of the game at 34-33 on David Muchnick's three pointer with 15:45 to play. The lead changed hands five times before Fredonia's 7-0 run gave the Devils a 49-41 lead with 9:05 left. An 8-2 Geneseo spurt tied the game again at 51 with 5:51 left. Senior Kurt Redman's layup with 41 ticks left gave Geneseo a 62-60 lead, but a jumper by Tim Anderson of Fredonia with 12 seconds left sent the game into overtime. In the extra session, Fredonia jumped out to a four point lead at 67-63, but a basket and two free throws by Ben Schwenebraten evened the game at 67 for the Knights. After a Fredonia miss, Geneseo inbounded the ball with 13 seconds left. Fredonia's Taha Alassari stole the inbounds pass and missed a layup at the other end, but Fredonia's Jason Campbell collected the loose ball, hit the layup and was fouled. Campbell's free throw gave the Devils a three point lead and Schwenebraten's shot from the arc with one tick left bounced away, giving Fredonia the win. Senior John Kleis scored 23 points on nine of 12 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds and junior Joe Zera scored 19 second half points for the Knights. Geneseo falls to 15-6 overall and 8-4 in SUNYAC.

Feb 09, 2004

Knights Earn SUNYAC Weekly Honors

Corio Tabbed Co-Player of the Week

SUNYAC Players of the Week
Ice Knight senior Justin Corio was selected as the men's hockey SUNYAC Co-Player of the Week.

A native of Ransomville, NY, Corio scored an empty netter in sealing the Ice Knights 4-2 win over Potsdam on Friday and netted both goals in the 2-2 tie with #6 Plattsburgh on Saturday. Geneseo is 13-5-4 on the season and are currently ranked 13th in the latest USCHO.com poll.

Feb 07, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Skate to Tie with Plattsburgh
Indoor Track and Field Sweep Rochester Invite

Men's Ice Hockey
The 13th ranked men's ice hockey team hosted Plattsburgh tonight and skated to a 2-2 tie with the sixth ranked Cardinals. The Ice Knights took a 1-0 lead just 55 seconds into the game when Justin Corio scored the first of his two goals on assists from Chris Tarr and Michel Bond. Plattsburgh evened the game at one at the 5:44 mark of the first to send the game into the first intermission at one apiece. Sophomore Nick Onody slid a pass across to defense partner Andy Ford at 10:30 of the second, whose shot from the point was saved right to a waiting Corio in front of the net for a 2-1 Ice Knights lead. A power play goal by the Cardinals at 12:38 of the third completed the scoring and sent the game into the extra session. Geneseo's Brett Walker made 30 saves in nets for Geneseo as the Ice Knights stand 13-5-4 overall and 7-3-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The women's indoor track and field team travelled to the Rochester Snowflake Invitational this afternoon and defeated four other schools by scoring 243 points to the hosts 168 points. Senior Joanna Zieno was a double winner and sophomore Mary Kosloski posted an NCAA provisional distance to highlight the meet. Zieno won the 1000 meters (3:09.85) and the 3000 meters (10:51.98), while Kosloski jumped 11.27 meters in the triple jump. The Knights had seven other winners this afternoon as Krissy Wolcott won the 55 dash (7.52), Sue Ann Dunn captured the 200 meters (28.19), sophomore Emily Howland crossed first in the 400 meters (63.34) and Marta Scott won the 1500 meters in 4:49.44 in the running events. In the field events, sophomore Kim DePrez won the high jump with a height of 1.62 meters, Beth Walh won the long jump with a leap of 5.19 meters and junior Nicole Barzee tossed the shot to a winning distance of 11.63 meters. In addition, the 4X200 relay of Wolcott, Lindsay Quist-Chaffee, Dunn and Walh were winners, as was the 4X400 relay of Howland, Scott, Wolcott and Fran Magri.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
The men's indoor track and field team travelled to Rochester this afternoon for the Snowflake Invitational and won the team title with 203 points to the hosts runnerup score of 184. The Knights had five winners and five other second place finishes as Josh Belisle won the 1500 meters (4:11.87), Jeff Beck captured the 3000 meters (8:49.63), Ben Feidner won the 5000 meters in 16:15.18, Paul Torres crossed first in the 55 hurdles in 8.33 and Joe Goodspeed leaped his way to a win in the high jump. Second place finishes were turned in by Chris Popovici in the 1000 meters (2:36.65), Jason Casey in the 3000 meters (9:00.41), Matt Kuenzel in the shot put (13.87 m) and Will Blette in both the long and high jumps.

Feb 06, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoop Falls to Cortland
Men's Basketball Tops Dragons
Hockey Skates Past Potsdam

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted Cortland tonight and fell to the Red Dragons by a score of 61-58. Cortland led 28-24 at the break and extended to an eight point cushion at 49-41 with 6:21 to play after Geneseo had taken a brief 33-30 lead with a 9-2 run to open the half. Geneseo's Laura Talbott scored on a layup with 18 ticks left to cut the Dragon lead to two points, but Cortland converted seven of 10 free throws over the last 1:19 to seal the win. Sophomore Jessica Chambers led the way with 16 points, nine rebounds and senior Arin Belden added 13 points in the loss. Senior Jordan Baker posted a double-double with 10 points, 12 caroms as the Knights fall to 13-7 overall and 7-4 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted the Cortland Red Dragons tonight and captured a 70-64 decision. First year Steve McDonnell scored 17 points on four of seven from the field, two of two from the arc and all seven of his free throws. Senior Ben Schwenebraten netted 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds, junior Joe Zera added 15 points and senior John Kleis chipped in 10 points and a game high nine caroms in the win. The Knights raise their record to 15-5 overall and 8-3 in SUNYAC.

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team hosted Potsdam tonight and won by a score of 4-2. Five of the six goals were scored in the second period with four of them coming in a two minute span of the second. First year Eric Lawler scored just 43 seconds into the second stanza on assists from Mitch Stephens and Mike MacDonald to give the Ice Knights a 1-0 lead. MacDonald began the four goal barrage at 9:13 on the power play with Nick Onody and Kris Heeres picking up helpers. After the Bears made it 2-1 at 10:24, sophomore Chris Tarr netted his eighth of the campaign from Michel Bond and Jay Kuczmanski to give Geneseo a two goal advantage. Potsdam completed the outburst with a goal just 19 seconds later at 11:37. The goaltenders and defense settled in for the next 20 minutes before Geneseo's Justin Corio completed the scoring with an empty netter with eight ticks left. Junior Brett Walker made 28 saves in posting the win in goal as the Ice Knights advance to 13-5-3 overall and 7-3-1 in SUNYAC.

Feb 03, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Defeats Brockport
Ice Hockey Falls to Oswego
Men's Hoop Tripped by Golden Eagles

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Brockport tonight and defeated the Eagles by a score of 75-61. Geneseo led by six at the half, 38-32 and used a 16-4 run to open the second half and break the game open. The Knights placed five players in double figures tonight in a balanced scoring attack. Junior Felisa Brown made seven of her 14 shots from the floor and three of four from the line for 18 points and sophomore Jessica Chambers netted eight of 12 for 16 points with seven caroms. Senior Arin Belden scored 14 points and handed out eight assists, while classmates Jordan Baker and Meghan Magee hit for 11 points apiece. Geneseo advances to 13-6 overall and 7-3 in SUNYAC play.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team, ranked 13th in the latest USCHO.com poll, hosted #11 Oswego tonight and fell to the Lakers by a score of 4-1. Oswego led 1-0 after one period and 3-0 in the second intermission before the Ice Knights got on the board when first year Mitch Stephens scored from Eric Lawler and Nick Onody at the 9:22 mark of the third. The game remained 3-1 until the Lakers added an empty net goal with 20 seconds left. The Lakers scored on two of their four power play attempts, while Geneseo was held scoreless in their five tries. Junior Brett Walker made 34 saves and allowed three goals in nets for the Knights. Geneseo falls to 12-5-3 overall and 6-3-1 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Brockport tonight and fell to the first place Golden Eagles by a score of 82-74. Geneseo trailed by 12 at the half before cutting the lead to as little as four in the second stanza. Senior Ben Schwenebraten led the way offensively with 23 points on eight of 14 shooting from the floor while grabbing a team high six rebounds. The Knights placed all five starters in double figures as first year Steve McDonnell made four of his six from the arc on the way to 17 points, junior Joe Zera added 11 points and seniors John Kleis and Kurt Redman netted 10 points apiece. First year Brian Bennett came off the bench to hand out four assists. Geneseo falls to 14-5 overall and 7-3 in SUNYAC play.

Feb 03, 2004

Knights on WYSL Tonight!

Hoops Take on Golden Eagles

Women's and Men's Basketball
The women's and men's basketball games tonight versus Brockport will be heard LIVE on WYSL-1040 AM (Avon, NY) and broadcast on www.wysl1040.com. Tonight's doubleheader is the second of three this season as the station will also carry the doubleheader on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 vs. Fredonia.

SUNY Geneseo graduate J.C. DeLass will provide the play-by-play tonight and the games will be sponsored by the SUNY Geneseo Blue Knights Roundtable Booster Club and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.

Geneseo's women stand at 12-6 as they travel to Tuttle North tonight, while the men visit with a record of 14-4 and are in a battle for first place with the Golden Eagles in the SUNYAC conference.

Feb 02, 2004

Knights Earn SUNYAC Weekly Honors

Chambers, Walker Selected

SUNYAC Player of the Week for 2/2/04
The Geneseo Knights had two student-athletes earn SUNYAC Weekly Honors as sophomore Jessica Chambers was selected as the women's basketball Player of the Week and junior Brett Walker was tabbed as the men's ice hockey Goaltender of the Week.

A native of Oneida, Chambers averaged 14.3 points, four rebounds in leading Geneseo to a 3-0 week, including hitting nine of 10 shots from the floor on her way to 20 points as the Knights handed Oneonta their first conference loss on Saturday, 62-51.

Walker, who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan, made 25 saves in goal to earn his second SUNYAC Goaltender of the Week award this season as the Ice Knights defeated Cortland by a score of 6-4 on Saturday to run their unbeaten streak to 10 (8-0-2).

Jan 31, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Basketball Defeats Oneonta
Swimming and Diving Sweep Oswego
Ice Knights Skate Past Cortland

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted Oneonta on Saturday and handed the Red Dragons their first SUNYAC loss of the season with a 62-51 win. The teams were even at 23 at the half and the Knights shot 56% from the floor in the second stanza to gain the win. Sophomore Jessica Chambers made nine of 10 shots from the floor on her way to 20 points to lead Geneseo. Senior Arin Belden netted 11 points, eight assists and classmate Jordan Baker collected 10 points, eight boards for the Knights. Geneseo advances to 12-6 overall and 6-3 in SUNYAC.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team hosted Oswego this afternoon and defeated the Lakers by a score of 162-79. Junior Erin Walsh and senior Brandy Wrighter were double winners for the Blue Wave. Walsh took the 1000 free in 10:47.09 and the 500 free in a time of 5:15.79, while Wrighter won the 50 free in 25.18 and the 100 free in 56.32. Other winners for Geneseo were KC Monahan in the 200 free (1:59.61), Lindsey Fial in the 200 IM (2:16.88), Sabrina Feldman in one meter diving (184.95), Lindsay Swensen in the 200 back in 2:17.57, Christine Senneca in three meter diving with a score of 172.85 and Jenny Cocco in the 200 breast in 2:28.58. In addition, the 400 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Cocco, Brianne Krause and Brandy Wrighter won in a time of 4:10.63. Geneseo advances to 7-1 on the season.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team hosted the Oswego Lakers today and won a 154-81 decision. Senior TJ Hirsch, junior Dan Allen and sophomore Mike Wiese were all double winners as Hirsch took one and three meter diving with scores of 243.25 and 248.00, Allen won the 50 and 100 freestyles in 21.46 and 47.96, while Wiese captured the 1000 free (10:16.63) and the 500 free (5:01.51). Other winners for the Knights included Dan Kelly, who won the 200 free in 1:46.77, Evan Smith, who captured the 200 IM in 2:03.31, Josh Hinman, who won the 200 fly in 1:59.07 and Phil Szrama, who crossed first in the 200 back in 2:02.68. In addition, the 400 medley relay team of Rory O'Reilly, Smith, Hinman and Tim Stockton won in a time of 3:40.57. The Blue Wave moves their record to 7-1 on the season.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted Oneonta today and won an 80-60 verdict over the Red Dragons. The Knights used an 11-1 run midway through the second half to extend their lead to 19 points and put the game away. Geneseo was led by Joe Zera, who scored 21 points after hitting seven of 12 shots, 3-3 from the arc and 4-4 from the line. First year Steve McDonnell hit six of his 10 shots and four of six from long range on the way to 16 points and senior John Kleis collected 15 points on seven of 11 shooting as Geneseo shot 75% from the floor in the second stanza and 58% for the game. The Knights raise their record to 14-4 overall and 7-2 in SUNYAC.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted the Cortland Red Dragons tonight and skated to a 6-4 win. Geneseo jumped on the scoreboard first at 2:37 of the game when Paul Weismann fed a long pass to Mark Schwamberger, who dropped it to Michel Bond on a mini-breakaway for Bond's seventh of the season. Cortland evened the game at 5:17, before Geneseo took a 2-1 intermission lead with Jay Kuczmanski scoring from Andy Rice and Bond. The Dragons evened the game again at two just 1:47 into the period, but Geneseo got two in a row from Mike MacDonald on the power play and Andy Ford shorthanded with Nick Onody and Kris Heeres picking up helpers with the extra man and Rice assisting on the man down goal. Cortland cut the lead to 4-3 at the second break, before MacDonald and Kuczmanski each scored their second of the night to give the Ice Knights a three goal cushion with eight minutes left. The Red Dragons added a goal with 2:04 left as they scored all four of their goals on the power play. Junior Brett Walker made 25 saves as the 14th ranked Ice Knights advance to 12-4-3 overall and 6-2-1 in SUNYAC.

Indoor Track & Field
The indoor track and field team travelled to the Bucknell Invitational. On the men's side, Geneseo earned three first place finishes. Junior Ted Turner won the 3000 meters, breaking his own school record with a time of 8:35.10. Senior Matt Young and sophomore Ross Hunkovic finished first (4:23.36) and second (4:23.55), respectively, in the mile run and the distance medley relay team of Young, Turner, Paul Mesi and Jim Tillapaugh crossed first in a time of 10:25.24. In addition, Tillapaugh turned in a fourth place performance in the 800 meters (1:55.09). On the women's side, senior Joanna Zieno placed third in the 5000 meters in 17:56.15, first year Christy Finke captured fourth in the mile in 5:22.97 and junior Renne Catalano placed fourth in the 3000 meters in 10:42.90.

Jan 30, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoop Defeats New Paltz
Men Ground Hawks

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted New Paltz tonight and defeated the Hawks by a score of 63-45. Senior Arin Belden made six of her 10 shots and all four free throws to lead the way with 16 points. Sophomore Jessica Chambers added 14 points, with Meghan Magee and Felisa Brown contributing eight apiece. Junior Laura Talbott dished out seven assists from her point position and grabbed a career high 12 rebounds. Geneseo advances to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team played host to the New Paltz Hawks tonight and gained revenge on last week's loss with a 91-63 victory. First year Steve McDonnell made five of his seven shots from the floor, four of six from the arc and all seven free throws for 21 points. Junior Joe Zera was eight of 15 on his way to 17 points, senior John Kleis collected 16 points, seven boards and senior Ben Schwenebraten posted a double-double with 13 points, 10 caroms. The Knights led 42-30 at the intermission and started the second stanza on a 9-2 run to break open the game. As a team, the Knights shot 59% from the floor, 60% from the arc and 75% from the charity stripe. Geneseo runs their record to 13-4 on the season and 6-2 in SUNYAC.

Jan 30, 2004

Ice Knights vs. Oswego Postponed

Game Rescheduled for Tuesday, February 3

Men's Hockey
The men's ice hockey game scheduled for tonight, Friday, January 30th at 7 pm, has been postponed due to the inclement weather in Oswego. The contest between the 14th ranked Ice Knights and the #11 Lakers has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 3 at 7 pm in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena.

Jan 28, 2004

Wednesday's Game Summaries

Blue Wave Races Past Cortland

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team hosted the Cortland Red Dragons tonight and raced to a 124-97 win. Geneseo's K.C. Monahan was a double winner tonight as she won the 50 and 100 freestyle events in 25.84 and 55.88, respectively. Other winners for Geneseo included junior Erin Walsh, who won the 200 free in 2:01.89, first year Amanda Cavarella, who captured the 400 IM (4:48.57), junior Brianne Krause, who crossed first in the 100 fly (1:02.33), Katie DelloStritto, who won the 100 back in 1:03.01 and senior Danielle Yaple, who took the 500 free in 5:27.78. In addition, senior Christine Senneca, who scored 190.25 point in one meter diving, junior Jenny Cocco, who crossed first in the 100 breast (1:09.69) and first year Jacquie Hirsch totaled 185.15 points in gaining exhibition wins. Geneseo advances to 6-1 on the season.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team hosted Cortland tonight and sped to a 135-63 win over the Red Dragons. Junior Dan Allen and sophomore Rory O'Reilly were double winners as Allen won the 200 free (1:44.85) and the 500 free (4:50.65), while O'Reilly was capturing the 50 free (22.54) and the 100 back (56.08). Other winners for the Knights included Mike Wiese, who won the 1650 free in 17:24.23, sophomore Josh Hinman, who took the 100 fly in a time of 52.78 and James Traylor, who won the 100 free in 50.41. Senior TJ Hirsch dove unopposed and posted exhibition wins with 255.35 points in one meter and 238.90 points in three meter diving. Geneseo moves to 6-1 on the campaign.

Jan 27, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoops Gain Revenge on SUNYIT
Men's Cagers Prevail in Overtime

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to SUNYIT tonight and took revenge for a 65-58 loss earlier this season by trouncing the Wildcats by a score of 79-53. Geneseo held an 11 point advantage at 40-29 at the intermission. The Knights hit 30 of their 61 field goal attempts and had 20 assists on the night. Junior Felisa Brown continued her torrid scoring streak by hitting 10 of 16 shots on the way to equalling her career best with 25 points. Senior Meghan Magee hit six of her 10 shots, including two of five from the arc for 14 points and classmate Jordan Baker netted 10 points and grabbed a game high nine rebounds. Senior Arin Belden chipped in with 10 points and junior Laura Talbott added six assists, four caroms and four steals. The Knights reach the double digit win mark with 10 against their six defeats and are now 4-3 in SUNYAC play.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Utica tonight to face the SUNYIT Wildcats and left town with a dramatic 73-70 overtime win. The Knights trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half before eventually closing with a 7-2 run to trail at the break by a 34-30 count. The lead exchanged hands four times early in the second stanza before the Wildcats used a 10-4 run of their own for a 55-50 lead with 4:43 left. Geneseo then scored five straight for a tie game at 55. The game was even nine times throughout the second half, the last coming at 61-61 when junior Joe Zera converted a pair of free throws with 22 seconds left for the Knights. In the overtime, senior Ben Schwenebraten scored the first four points and tossed in a pair of charity throws with nine ticks left to finish with a team high 22 points and seal the win as the Knights never trailed in the extra period. First year Steve McDonnell scored 16 points, Zera totaled 14 points and Schwenebraten grabbed a career high 13 rebounds. The Knights advance to 12-4 overall and 5-2 in SUNYAC play.

Jan 27, 2004

Ice Knights Gain National Recognition

First Poll Appearance Since 1996-97

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team was ranked 14th in this week's USCHO.com Division III poll. The Ice Knights moved from "others receiving votes" last week into the top 15 this week after defeating Brockport, 6-1, and earning a 4-4 tie at #11 RIT. It marked the first time since 1996-97 that the Ice Knights were listed in a national ranking. That season, Geneseo jumped out to a 8-1-4 record and were ranked 10th in the NCAA Division III Hockey East poll, before finishing with a 12-6-6 mark. The Ice Knights highest ranking came in 1990-91, when they were ranked number one in the country in the NCAA Division III poll for the week of December 3, 1990 after starting the season 9-0-1.

Jan 24, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoop Defeats New Paltz
Indoor Track & Field at Fredonia

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to New Paltz this afternoon and grabbed a 72-54 win over the Hawks. The Knights used a 15-2 run in the latter stages of the first half to overcome a 14 point deficit and take a seven point intermission lead at 33-26. Geneseo scored four straight to open the second half and led by double figures the rest of the way. Junior Felisa Brown scored a game high 18 points to pace four double figure scorers. Senior Meghan Magee netted 14 points and Arin Belden collected 12 points, seven assists. Geneseo's Jordan Baker posted another double-double with 12 points, 10 boards as the Knights raised their record to 9-6 overall and 3-3 in SUNYAC.

Women's Indoor Track & Field
The women's indoor track and field team travelled to Fredonia for a non-scoring meet today. Geneseo had two double winners as sophomore Marta Scott won the 500 meters (1:21.19) and the 1000 meters (3:08.52), while Kristina Mattice took the long jump (5.23 m) and the triple jump (10.66 m). Other top performances for the Knights included Kim DePrez, who captured the high jump with a leap of 1.63 meters and Krissy Wolcott, who won the 200 meters in 27.94 and was second in both the 55 dash (7.33) and the 400 meters (1:03.29) and sophomore Kelly Owens, who was second in the 800 meters in 2:29.55. In addition, junior Nicole Barzee placed second in both the shot put (11.16 m) and weight throw (14.29 m).

Men's Indoor Track & Field
The men's indoor track and field team travelled to Fredonia this afternoon for a non-scoring meet. The Knights had three individual winners and one winning relay. First year Joe Goodspeed won the high jump with a height of 1.88 meters, Paul Torres won the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.17 seconds and John Butler captured the 500 meters with a time of 1:10.80. In addition, the 4X400 relay team of Butler, Tim Johnson, Chris Calnon and Justin Orilio were first in a time of 3:35.43. Other top performances for the Knights included Jim Tillapaugh, who was second in the 1000 meters (2:37.37), Matt Kuenzel, who was runnerup in the shot put (13.91 m), Johnson, who placed second in the 400 meters (54.21) and junior Ted Turner, who finished second in the 1500 meters in 4:06.20.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to New Paltz this afternoon and were defeated by a score of 64-62 by the Hawks. Geneseo trailed 33-30 at the half. Senior Ben Schwenebraten led four double figure scorers for the Knights as he was four of 11 from the field and seven of eight from the line for 15 points. Senior John Kleis made six of his eight shots on the way to 14 points and nine rebounds, while first year Steve McDonnell added 13 points and Joe Zera chipped in with 11. The Knights fall to 11-4 overall and 4-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team travelled to Ithaca today and dropped their first dual meet of the season by a score of 136-107. Junior Erin Walsh was a double winner by taking the 1000 free (11:02.05) and the 500 free (5:20.86) and classmate Jenny Cocco broke her own school record in the 200 breast with a time of 2:27.94. Other winners for Geneseo were Brandy Wrighter, who captured the 50 free in 24.85, Brianne Krause, who won the 200 fly in 2:17.22 and the 400 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Cocco, Lindsey Fial and Wrighter, who crossed first in 4:09.99. Geneseo falls to 5-1 on the campaign.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team travelled to Ithaca this afternoon and fell to the Bombers by a score of 161-80. Senior TJ Hirsch was the lone winner as he captured the one and three meter diving events with scores of 281.55 and 279.60, respectively. In addition, the 400 free relay team of Dan Kelly, Pat McNelis, Tim Stockton and Dan Allen won in a time of 3:17.17. The Knights fall to 5-1 on the season.

Jan 23, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Tie Tigers
Men's Hoops Defeat Oneonta
Women Fall to Red Dragons

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team travelled to RIT tonight to take on the 11th ranked Tigers and gained a 4-4 tie when senior Paul Weismann knocked in a loose puck with just two seconds left in regulation. Geneseo fell behind 1-0 just 35 seconds into the game, but first year Mike MacDonald scored from Jason Kuczmanski to even the game. The Tigers took a 2-1 intermission lead at 12:53 and extended to a two-goal margin at 8:46 of the second. Senior Justin Corio scored from Frank Baumgardner just 2:08 into the third to cut the deficit to one, but the Tigers recaptured the two goal cushion at 8:54. Kuczmanski scored with 2:45 left from Mitch Stephens and Michel Bond to set the stage for Weismann's heroics. Junior Brett Walker made 25 saves in earning the tie.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Oneonta and defeated the Red Dragons by a score of 77-60. Senior John Kleis netted 14 points, 5 boards to lead four double digit scorers. Junior Joe Zera and first year Steve McDonnell scored 13 points apiece and senior Ben Schwenebraten added 11. The Knights raise their record to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in SUNYAC play.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Oneonta tonight and fell to the Dragons by a 61-51 count. Junior Felisa Brown scored 14 points and grabbed seven caroms to pace the attack and senior Arin Belden added 10 points, five boards.

Jan 20, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Basketball Sweeps Buffalo St.
Ice Knights Defeat Golden Eagles

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted Buffalo St. tonight and erased a five point halftime deficit to defeat the Bengals by a score of 80-68. Buffalo St. made 10 of 12 shots from beyond the arc to take the 39-34 halftime lead and added another long range shot to extend to eight points before the Knights ripped off a 17-2 run over a five minute span to take a 51-44 lead and never look back. First year Steve McDonnell made eight of 12 from the floor, six of 10 from the arc and five of seven from the line for a career high 27 points to lead the offense. Seniors Ben Schwenebraten and John Kleis scored 17 and 15 points, respectively with Schwenebraten making five of 10 from the field and seven of eight from the line while hauling down eight boards and Kleis hitting seven of his 12 shots. Junior Joe Zera chipped in with 11 points as Geneseo shot 60% from the floor for the game. The Knights raise their record to 10-3 overall and 3-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted Buffalo St. this evening and won a 64-54 decision over the Bengals. The teams committed 28 turnovers in the first half on the way to a 25-25 tie before the Knights used an 11-4 run in the second stanza to pull away. Junior Felisa Brown scored a career high 25 points on nine of 21 shooting from the floor and seven of nine from the line while collecting seven caroms. Senior Meghan Magee netted 13 points off the bench on five of 11 from the field and three of six from the arc, while classmate Jordan Baker posted a double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds. Junior Laura Talbott dished out eight assists and made four steals, while senior Arin Belden contributed eight boards, four assists, four steals. The Knights advance to 8-5 overall and 2-2 in SUNYAC play.

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team exploded for four third period goals in topping visiting Brockport by a score of 6-1 tonight. The Ice Knights led 1-0 after one and 2-1 after two before the third stanza barrage. Senior Justin Corio and juniors Jay Kuczmanski and Andy Rice each scored two goals to lead the offense. Sophomore Chris Tarr collected three assists and classmate Nick Onody contributed two helpers as the Ice Knights advance to 11-4-2 overall and 5-2-1 in SUNYAC. Junior Brett Walker made 34 saves in earning the win in nets.

Jan 17, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Defeat Eagles
Men's T&F Wins at SLU
Swimming Sweeps Fredonia

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team travelled to Elmira tonight and grounded the Soaring Eagles by a score of 7-4. The Ice Knights took a commanding 4-1 lead into the first intermission, but the Eagles got back into the game with a three goal second to make it 5-4 after two. Geneseo completed the scoring with a power play goal in the third and an empty netter to seal the win. Sophomore Chris Tarr scored the hat trick to lead the attack and Mitch Stephens continued his scoring streak with a goal and two helpers. Other goal scorers for Geneseo included Mike MacDonald, Frank Baumgardner and Brett Bestwick, while Kris Heeres, Matt Caren and Nick Onody each picked up two assists. Junior Brett Walker made 38 saves to post the win in goal.

Men's Track & Field
The men's track and field team travelled to St. Lawrence today and captured the team title from eight other schools by scoring 130 points to narrowly defeat Williams (MA) by a score of 130-126. Junior Ted Turner was one of four individual winners as he crossed the line first in the 5000 meters in an NCAA provisional time of 14:40.78. Senior Matt Young won the 1500 meters in 4:04.36, classmate Josh Belisle ran past the field in the 3000 meters in 8:57.85 and first year Jim Tillapaugh trumped the competition in the 800 meters (1:57.54). In addition, the 4X200 relay team of Chris Calnon, BJ Dunham, Chris Hart and Justin Orilio won in a time of 1:35.55.

Women's Track & Field
The women's track and field team travelled to the St. Lawrence Invitational today and finished in third place with 114 points to champion Williams (MA) 184 and runnerup Queens College's 140 points. The Knights had two winners as sophomore Kim DePrez won the high jump with a leap of 1.63 meters and classmate Marta Scott qualified provisionally for the NCAAs in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.54. Other top performances included Renne Catalano, who finished in second in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:22.26 and first year Shannon Griggs, who placed second in the 3000 meters in 10:42.13.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team travelled to Fredonia today and won a 147-76 decision over the Blue Devils. Geneseo had two double winners as juniors Erin Walsh and Jenny Cocco each won two events. Walsh captured the 1000 free (10:52.31) and the 100 fly (1:05.73), while Cocco won the 200 IM (2:20.69) and the 100 free (57.70). Other winners for the Knights included junior Lindsay Swensen, who crossed in the 200 free in 2:04.33, sophomore Colleen Wayne, who won the 100 back in 1:05.47 and junior Brianne Krause, who was first in the 100 breast in 1:22.45. The team advances to 5-0 on the season.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team travelled to Fredonia on Saturday and remained undefeated at 5-0 on the year with a 133-63 win over the Blue Devils. Geneseo had seven different winners as Brian Pitelli won the 1000 free (11:01.30), senior Pat McNelis captured the 200 free (1:49.65) and Dan Kelly won the 50 free in 23.07. In addition, first year Phil Szrama won the 200 IM (2:12.28), Mike Wiese took first in the 100 fly (55.44), Evan Smith won the 100 free (50.49) and Dan Allen crossed in the 100 back in 57.25.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Nazareth College today to take on RIT in the fifth place game of the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship tournament and won a 75-68 decision over the Tigers. Senior John Kleis made seven of 14 shots from the field on the way to 18 points to lead three double digit scorers. Senior Ben Schwenebraten scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and junior Joe Zera chipped in with 12 points on five of 10 shooting. Junior David Muchnick made three of four from beyond the arc in adding nine points and senior Kurt Redman contributed nine caroms as Geneseo advances to 9-3 on the year.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Rochester today to take on St. John Fisher in the third place game of the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship tournament and dropped a 74-63 decision to the Cardinals. The Knights trailed by four at the half and could not recover as they shot just 37% from the floor for the game and 30% in the second stanza. Junior Felisa Brown led the way with 19 points, senior Meghan Magee scored 13 points off the bench and senior Jordan Baker chipped in with 12 points, nine rebounds as the Knights fall to 7-5 on the season.

Jan 16, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Men's Basketball Defeats Keuka at Chase
Ice Knights Top Statesmen

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to the University of Rochester this afternoon to take on Keuka College in the consolation round of the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship tournament and defeated the Storm by a score of 92-56. The Knights ran out to a 42-31 halftime advantage and used a 16-0 run over a four minute span to increase a 13 point lead to 29 with 3:57 left in the contest. Junior Joe Zera made seven of 14 shots from the floor and six of eight from the line to lead the Knights with 22 points. Senior John Kleis added 17 points, Ben Schwenebraten netted 15 points, seven caroms and classmate Kurt Redman posted a double-double with 13 points, 11 boards. Geneseo advances to 8-3 on the season and will face the winner of RIT and Nazareth in the fifth place game at Nazareth on Saturday at 1 pm.

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team hosted the Hobart Statesmen tonight and exploded for four straight third period goals to break open a one-goal game and go on to a 7-3 win. The team's exchanged goals throughout an eight minute span in the first period with Geneseo eventually settling for a 3-2 first intermission lead. After a scoreless second period and eight shutout minutes in the third, the Ice Knights scored four times over a 10 minute span to break the game open. Hobart added a goal with 1:13 left to make the final. Sophomores Kris Heeres and Michel Bond each scored a goal and two assists to lead the Ice Knight attack. Other multiple point scorers included first years Mitch Stephens and Brett Bestwick, who each had a goal and a helper, along with sophomores Nick Onody and Chris Tarr, who each tallied two assists. Juniors Andy Rice and Jay Kuczmanski got in the scoring column as well for Geneseo. Hobart had single goals from Marc Borden, Jon Swift and Will Brame as Adam Lavelle made 34 saves in goal. Geneseo advances to 9-4-2 on the season, while the Statesmen fall to 5-6-5.

Jan 15, 2004

Thursday's Contest Summaries

Knights Fall to 'Jackets in Chase Semifinal

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to the University of Rochester tonight to face the top seeded Yellowjackets in the semifinals of the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Tournament and fell to the nation's top ranked team by a score of 74-60. Geneseo trailed 15 at the half and by as many as 21 in the second stanza before fighting back to the final margin. Senior Arin Belden scored 16 points in leading the team in scoring. Three other Knights netted nine points apiece in Laura Talbott, Felisa Brown and Meghan Magee, while Jordan Baker added eight points and a team high seven rebounds. Geneseo falls to 7-4 on the season and will face St. John Fisher College in the third place game at 1:00 pm on Saturday at the University of Rochester.

Jan 14, 2004

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Knights Fall to Roberts
Swimming & Diving Sweep RIT

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Keuka College tonight for the first round of the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship tournament and fell to the sixth seeded Roberts Wesleyan Raiders (NAIA) by a score of 74-67. Geneseo led 38-35 at the half, but the Raiders exploded for a 13-0 run to take a 55-48 lead with 11:55 remaining. Junior Joe Zera scored four straight points in a 6-0 Geneseo run to cut the deficit to 55-54, but the Raiders notched 10 of the next 12 for a nine point lead at 65-56. Geneseo rattled off nine straight over seven minutes to tie the game at 65, but Donnell Mayes of Roberts hit a three pointer and made three free throws after being fouled to put the game away. Senior John Kleis led the team with 18 points, nine rebounds as four players reached double figures. Senior Ben Schwenebraten and Zera each hit for 15 points and first year Steve McDonnell netted 11. The Knights fall to 7-3 on the season and will face the loser of #2 St. John Fisher and #7 Keuka in the consolation round at Rochester on Friday at 1:30 pm.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team travelled to RIT and defeated the Tigers by a score of 129-95. The team had three double winners as senior Danielle Yaple won the 500 free (5:33.59) and the 1000 free (11:25.30), classmate Brandy Wrighter took the 50 (25.67) and 100 (56.61) freestyles and first year Lindsey Fial captured the 200 IM (2:20.93) and the 200 fly (2:20.44). Other winners for Geneseo were junior Lindsay Swensen in the 200 back (2:21.89), Sabrina Feldmann in three meter diving with a score of 188.45 and the 400 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Jenny Cocco, Fial and Swensen, who won with a time of 4:14.50. The Wave run their record to 4-0 on the campaign.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team travelled to RIT and captured a 125-107 decision from the Tigers. Geneseo had six individual winners and one winning relay on the evening. The Blue Wave were led by Mike Wiese, who started the meet with a 10:28.30 winning time in the 1000 free, senior Pat McNelis, who won the 200 IM in 2:06.44, junior Dan Kelly, who captured the 200 fly in 2:03.53, sophomore Tim Stockton, who placed first in the 100 free in a time of 50.18, junior Dan Allen, who won the 500 free (4:59.37) and senior TJ Hirsch, who vaulted to a win in three meter diving with a score of 231.40. In addition, the 400 medley relay team of Kyle Dembrow, McNelis, Jeremy Hinman and James Traylor won in a time of 4:00.64. Geneseo is now 4-0 on the season.

Jan 13, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Advances at Chase
Ice Knights Tie Statesmen

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Keuka College tonight as the fourth seed to take on fifth seeded Nazareth in the first round of the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship tournament and came away with a 73-52 win. Senior Meghan Magee scored 17 of her career high 20 points in leading the Knights to a 47-27 intermission advantage. Senior Arin Belden scored 16 points and handed out eight assists and classmate Jordan Baker collected a game high 12 rebounds. Geneseo placed four players in double digits as sophomore Jessica Chambers netted 14 points on seven of nine shooting and junior Felisa Brown added 13 points. Geneseo advances to 7-3 on the season and will face top seeded Rochester in Thursday's 8:15 pm semifinal at Rochester.

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team travelled to Hobart tonight and scored two goals in the last 40 seconds of regulation to grab a 4-4 tie with the Statesmen. Hobart led 2-0 after one period before Geneseo got on the board as Frank Baumgardner scored from Jack Bullard and Nick Onody at 14:29 of the second. Hobart took a 3-1 lead just 1:20 later, but first year Mitch Stephens scored from Andy Rice and Bullard at 18:13 to make it 3-2 after two. Hobart regained their two goal advantage at 12:09 of the third before the comeback began with Stephens scoring his second of the game at 19:20 with an empty net behind him with assists from Matt English and Brett Bestwick. Senior Paul Weismann notched the tying goal from Justin Corio and Mike MacDonald just 17 seconds later to even the game. Junior Brett Walker made 28 saves in goal as the Ice Knights run their record to 8-4-2 on the season.

Jan 11, 2004

JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Tournament Dinner

Clar Inducted into Chase Hall of Fame
Men's Team Tabbed as #3
Women Seeded Fourth

JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Tournament
The seedings and pairings dinner for the JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Tournament was held tonight at the RIT Inn and Conference Center.

SUNY Geneseo's Jim Clar, '89 became one of just 14 members in the tournament Hall of Fame when he was inducted as part of the dinner program this evening. Clar led the Knights to their first Chase tournament title in 1989 as the tournament MVP and also earned All-Tournament honors in 1988. Clar joined R-News anchor Bill Pucko as this year's honorees. Pucko has covered the event as a broadcaster for 24 years.

In addition, the seedings and pairings were announced for the 2004 tournament. In the 11th Annual Women's Tournament, Geneseo (6-3) received the fourth seed and will take on fifth seeded Nazareth College (4-4) in Tuesday's first round at 6:15 pm at Keuka College. In Tuesday's other first round action, top ranked Rochester (11-0) will take on eighth seeded Brockport (1-6) at RIT at 6:15 pm. The other bracket features #2 St. John Fisher (8-0) travelling to #7 RIT (3-6) for the 8:15 pm tipoff, while the nightcap at Keuka pits #3 Roberts Wesleyan (10-4) versus #6 Keuka (3-4).

On the men's side, the Knights (7-2) were tabbed as the #3 seed and will face #6 Roberts Wesleyan (6-8) at 6:15 pm at Keuka in Wednesday's first round. Second seeded St. John Fisher (7-2) will take on #7 host Keuka at 8:15 pm in the second contest. At RIT on Wednesday, top seeded Rochester (11-0) faces eighth seeded Nazareth (5-4) at 6:15 pm, while #4 Brockport (4-4) takes on fifth ranked RIT (6-4) at 8:15 pm.

The women's tournament consolation games and semifinals are slated for Thursday at Rochester, while the men's consolation games and semifinals will take place at Rochester on Friday. On Saturday, the women's seventh place game is set for St. John Fisher on Saturday at 11 am, fifth place at Fisher at 1 pm, third place at Rochester at 3 pm with the tournament championship game tipping off at Rochester at 8 pm. The men's tournament has the seventh place game at Nazareth College at 11 am, followed by the fifth place game at 1 pm with the third place and championship games slated for the University of Rochester at 3 pm and 8 pm, respectively.

Jan 09, 2004

Friday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Trip Wentworth in Overtime

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Wentworth tonight and slipped past the Leopards by a score of 3-2 in overtime as senior Justin Corio was involved in all three Ice Knight goals. Corio and first year Mitch Stephens assisted on rookie Steve Jordan's goal at 4:35 of the first to give Geneseo a 1-0 lead. The Leopards evened the game at one just 1:06 later and took a 2-1 intermission lead with just 43 ticks left in the first. After the teams failed to get on the board in the second stanza, Corio got the first of his two goals on the evening, unassisted at 7:03 of the third and added the game winner at the 2:00 mark of the extra session with Stephens and sophomore Nick Onody picking up helpers. Junior Pete Fitzgerald got the start in goal and made 27 saves as the Ice Knights advance to 7-4-1 on the season.

Jan 06, 2004

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoops Top Elmira
Men Defeat Soaring Eagles

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Elmira tonight and came away with a 68-57 win over the Eagles. The Knights led 39-27 at the intermission after cashing 12 of 14 charity shots in the first half. Junior Felisa Brown netted 17 points to pace four double digit scorers and senior Jordan Baker led Geneseo to a 53-30 rebounding advantage with 18 caroms to go along with her 13 points. Senior Arin Belden added 12 points, six boards, five assists, sophomore Jessica Chambers netted 11 points, six rebounds and junior Laura Talbott grabbed six boards and dished out five assists. The Knights move their record to 6-3 on the season.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Elmira and won a 73-68 decision over the Soaring Eagles tonight as senior Ben Schwenebraten scored 23 points and hauled down a game high 10 rebounds to lead the Knights. First year Steve McDonnell added 18 points on six of 10 shooting from the field and four of five from the line as the Knights made 18 of 24 from the charity stripe on the game. Senior John Kleis added nine points, seven rebounds as Geneseo made nine of 10 free throws in the final 40 seconds to secure the win. The Knights raise their record to 7-2 on the campaign.

Jan 04, 2004

Sunday's Contest Summaries

Women's Hoops Win Wilkes Tournament

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team continued with the Wilkes University tournament this afternoon and came away with a 64-44 win over Susquehanna in the championship game. Senior Arin Belden was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after scoring 15 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the title game to lead three double digit scorers. Senior Meghan Magee netted three of four from the arc on her way to 13 points and became the 30th Geneseo women's player to surpass the 500 point barrier. Junior Patricia McGrath added 12 points including making all four of her shots from the line. Senior Jordan Baker contributed nine points and hauled down 15 caroms to become just the 12th Geneseo women's player to eclipse the 500 rebound mark for her career. Geneseo led 38-15 at the half and never looked back as they advance to 5-3 on the season.

Jan 03, 2004

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Hoops Defeat Ithaca
Women's Hoop Wins at Wilkes

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted the Ithaca Bombers this afternoon and won a 74-69 decision over the Bombers. Senior Ben Schwenebraten scored a career high 30 points on eight of 12 shooting from the field and 12-16 from the charity stripe to lead the Knights. Senior John Kleis added 13 points, five rebounds, first year Steve McDonnell netted eight points and junior Joe Zera contributed seven for the Knights. Geneseo led by three points at the half and by as many as nine points at 54-45 before junior Jesse Roth scored 12 of the Bombers points in a 14-5 run to even the game at 59 with 4:44 remaining. The Knights then scored seven straight to break the game open. Roth finished with 30 for Ithaca. Geneseo advances to 6-2 on the season.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Wilkes University tonight and defeated the hosts in the first round of their tournament by a score of 58-41. Geneseo led by as many as 13 points before settling for a 10 point intermission advantage at 27-17. The 17 point margin of victory was the largest of the game for the Knights but the game was never less than a seven point differential in the second stanza. Sophomore Jessica Chambers scored a career high 22 points on nine of 13 shooting to lead three double figure scorers. Junior Felisa Brown netted 12 points and classmate Patricia McGrath made all four of her shots from the field and both free throws for 10 markers. Senior Arin Belden scored five points, five assists and junior Laura Talbott added five points, six boards, four assists as the Knights raise their record to 4-3 on the season. Geneseo takes on Susquehanna, a 74-68 winner over Richard Stockton, in Sunday's title tilt.

Dec 23, 2003

Seasons Greetings from the Knights

Have a Safe and Happy New Year

Seasons Greetings
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation wishes all members of the Blue Knights family, friends, alumni and supporters a very happy holiday season. May you have safe travels and best wishes for a Happy New Year!

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Dec 17, 2003

Knights in the News

NSCAA Soccer All-Stars
Press Radio Club Winners
Men's Lacrosse Recognition

Knights in the News
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced their All-Region teams and Geneseo had two representatives on the women's team and three representatives on the men's team. Sophomore Jackie Fertitta earned first team All-Region and senior Logan Hadzicki was a second team All-Region selection for the women's program, while junior David Fink was first team, classmate Chris Stock earned second team and sophomore Taylor Smith garnered third team honors for the men.

The Rochester Press Radio club announced their 2003 award winners and Geneseo had two representatives. Sophomore Kim DePrez was selected as the Frontier Local College Female Athlete of the Year after her two national championships in the indoor and outdoor high jump and Melissa White ('03) earned the Democrat and Chronicle Amateur Athlete of the Year after her national championship run in the indoor 5000 meters and her performance in the Rochester Running Series this summer.

The men's lacrosse program was recognized in two forms recently. Head coach Jim Lyons was selected as one of two coaches for the prestigious 63rd Annual STX/USILA North-South Senior All-Star Classic. The game will be held on June 12, 2004 at Nazareth College. Lyons joins Mike Daley of Tufts University as the North coaches. In addition, the Knights were ranked for the first time in the Lacrosse Magazine preseason poll, coming in at #14.

Dec 09, 2003

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Hoops Sweep Alfred

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Alfred tonight to take on the Saxons and junior Patricia McGrath shattered her career high by scoring 19 points to lead the Knights to a 63-28 victory. McGrath made eight of 15 field goal attempts, three of six free throws and grabbed five rebounds in topping her previous best nine points scored in a game versus Oneonta during the 2001-02 season. Senior Meghan Magee and sophomore Jessica Chambers each scored ten points in support of McGrath as Geneseo held the Saxons to 31% shooting and committed a season low nine turnovers. The Knights advance to 3-3 on the season.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Alfred this evening and won a 70-51 decision over the Saxons as senior Ben Schwenebraten erupted for 21 points and six rebounds on eight of 14 shooting from the field in leading four double digit scorers. First year Steve McDonnell netted five of his 10 shots from the floor and all four charity throws on the way to 16 points and senior John Kleis sunk seven of nine foul shots and four of six from the floor for 15 points with a team high seven caroms. Junior Joe Zera added 11 points and first year Brian Bennett contributed four points, four rebounds. Geneseo runs their record to 5-2 on the campaign.

Dec 07, 2003

Sunday's Contest Summaries

Swimming & Diving Second at ECAC

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team completed the ECAC championships this morning at Gloucester County Institute of Technology in New Jersey and finished second in team scoring with 634 points to Rowan's 702. Junior Dan Allen highlighted the third day of competition by winning his third individual title of the meet by winning the 50 free in 21.64. Allen teamed with Phil Szrama, Evan Smith and Josh Hinman to place second in the 400 medley relay (3:40.05) and with Rory O'Reilly, Dan Kelly and Tim Stockton to place second in the 400 free relay in a time of 3:13.43. In addition, Smith placed second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.51.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team completed the ECAC championship meet with a second place finish of 626 points to champion Rowan's 723.50. This morning's highlight came from junior Erin Walsh, who won the 500 free in a time of 5:18.78. First year Lindsey Fial posted a strong third place finish in the 200 IM (2:16.98), while the 400 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Jenny Cocco, Fial and Brandy Wrighter finished fourth (4:11.15) and the 400 free relay team of Colleen Wayne, Wrighter, Sarah Lewis and KC Monahan were fourth in 3:45.87.

Dec 06, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Basketball Sweeps Plattsburgh
Ice Knights Defeat Blue Devils
Swimming & Diving at ECAC

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Plattsburgh this afternoon and won a 52-51 decision over the Cardinals. The Knights trailed 28-27 at the half and 46-42 with four minutes remaining before going on a 10-2 run to take a four point lead and ice the game. Junior Felisa Brown led the way with 11 points, senior Jordan Baker added eight points, nine rebounds and senior Arin Belden scored eight points, grabbed eight caroms and handed out three assists. In a balanced attack, senior Meghan Magee and sophomore Jessica Chambers each netted seven points. The Knights advance to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team used an 11-0 run with 6:33 left in the second half to lead them to an 85-78 win over host Plattsburgh tonight. The Knights shot 56% from the field on the game and made a whopping 27 of 34 shots from the charity stripe to earn the win. Junior Joe Zera continued his torrid scoring streak with a career high 28 points on seven of 11 from the floor, four of six from the arc and 10 of 14 from the line. Senior John Kleis added 22 points on eight of 14 shooting and grabbed eight boards and first year Steve McDonnell netted five of his nine shots and all four free throws on his way to 17 points. The Knights advance to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in SUNYAC.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted Fredonia tonight and used a four goal barrage in the third period to break a scoreless second intermission tie on their way to a 4-1 win. First year Mike MacDonald opened the scoring at 8:11 of the third from Mitch Stephens and junior Andy Rice scored from a bad angle at 11:13 from Jay Kuczmanski to make it 2-0. After the Blue Devils made it 2-1 at 12:10, first year Brett Bestwick scored from Michel Bond at 17:51 and Justin Corio added an empty netter at 19:22. Junior Brett Walker made 22 saves as the Ice Knights raise their record to 6-4-1 overall and 4-2-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team continued with the ECAC championships today. Junior Jenny Cocco earned a pair of ECAC championships with a first place finish in the 100 breast in a time of 1:08.82 and the 200 breast in a time of 2:28.39. First year KC Monahan and junior Erin Walsh finished third (2:00.34) and fourth (2:00.40), respectively in the 200 freestyle, while Geneseo had two second place finishes in relay events. The 800 free relay team of Walsh, first year Amanda Cavarella, senior Danielle Yaple and Monahan were second in 8:12.27 and the 200 free relay team of Cocco, Brandy Wrighter, Sarah Lewis and Colleen Wayne crossed second in 1:42.24. Geneseo stands second in team scoring with 457 points to Rowan's 553.50. The meet concludes on Sunday.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team continued with the ECAC championships and had two individual winners and one winning relay. Junior Dan Allen captured a pair of individual titles in the 100 free (47.39) and 200 free (1:44.52) and teamed with senior Pat McNelis, sophomore Josh Hinman and junior Dan Kelly to win the 800 free relay in a time of 7:09.40. Other top performances included Hinman, who was fourth in the 100 fly (53.86) and third (2:00.62) in the 200 fly, Kelly, who was fourth in 2:01.78 in the 200 fly and McNelis, who was fourth in the 400 IM (4:28.66). In addition, the 200 free relay team of Allen, Jeremy Hinman, Rory O'Reilly and Tim Stockton finished second in 1:28.37. The Blue Wave stands second in scoring with 463 points to Rowan's 537. The meet concludes on Sunday.

Dec 05, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Trim Bengals
Swimming & Diving at ECAC

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted Buffalo St. tonight and captured a 5-3 decision over the Bengals. Sophomore Michel Bond got the Ice Knights started at 7:53 of the first from Jay Kuczmanski, but Buffalo St. answered with two goals for a 2-1 first intermission lead. First year Mitch Stephens goal at 14:26 of the second evened the game with Brett Walker and Mike MacDonald picking up helpers on the power play goal, but the Bengals answered at 17:48 for a 3-2 second intermission advantage. Geneseo began the third stanza comeback with a Kris Heeres goal from Matt Caren at 6:01 and sophomore Nick Onody got the game winner with the man advantage at 8:53 from Brett Bestwick and Chris Tarr. Bestwick added an empty netter at 19:37 from Onody and Kuczmanski to complete the scoring. Junior Brett Walker was in goal and made 25 saves to post the win as the Ice Knights advance to 5-4-1 overall and 3-2-1 in SUNYAC.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team travelled to Oswego tonight and fell by a score of 64-61 to the Lakers. Geneseo trailed 32-31 at the half in a closely contested game. Junior Joe Zera scored 20 points on seven of 13 shooting from the field and five of seven from the line to pace four double digit scorers. First year Nick Kelley made five of his nine shots from the floor, including three of five from the arc for 13 points, while senior John Kleis netted 12 points on five of seven shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. Classmate Kurt Redman hit five of seven from the field as well to add 10 points. The Knights drop to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team visited Oswego tonight and dropped a 47-32 decision to the Lakers. The Knights made just 23% of their field goal attempts for the game as they could not makeup a 24-14 halftime deficit. Junior Felisa Brown was the lone player in double figures with 11 points, five rebounds. Junior Laura Talbott added five points, five assists and eight rebounds, while senior Jordan Baker hauled in 10 caroms. Geneseo falls to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in SUNYAC.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team participated in the first of three days at the ECAC Championships in New Jersey at Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Tonight's events included the 1650 freestyle and the 200 medley relay. Geneseo placed two swimmers in the top ten of the 1650 as junior Erin Walsh placed second in 18:03.42 and senior Danielle Yaple crossed fifth in 18:33.84. In the relay, Geneseo's team of Katie DelloStritto, Jenny Cocco, Brianne Krause and Brandy Wrighter finished third in a time of 1:55.16. The Wave currently stands first in team scoring with 96 points.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team participated in the first of three days at the ECAC Championships in New Jersey at Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Tonight's events included the 1650 freestyle and the 200 medley relay. Geneseo placed two swimmers in the top ten of the 1650 as sophomore Mike Wiese placed fourth in 17:28.77 and first year Max McArdle placed sixth in 17:53.53. In the relay, Geneseo's team of Phil Szrama, Evan Smith, Josh Hinman and Dan Allen finished second in a time of 1:39.65. The Wave currently stands second in team scoring with 83 points to leader Rowan's 107.

Dec 03, 2003

Knights Name New Women's Lacrosse Coach

Peters Earns New Post

Women's Lacrosse
Geneseo, N.Y.-SUNY Geneseo is pleased to announce the hiring of Carly Peters as Geneseo's women's lacrosse coach.

Peters replaces Liz Monte, who accepted the head women's lacrosse coaching position at the University of Rochester.

"It is exciting for Geneseo to have Carly join our team, " said Athletic Director Marilyn Moore. "She is an enthusiastic advocate of women's lacrosse with a very successful playing career."

Peters comes to Geneseo after spending one season as the part-time head women's lacrosse coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she gained experience in all facets of an intercollegiate program including recruitment of qualified student-athletes, fitness training, contest and practice management and scouting.

A 2001 graduate of SUNY Cortland, Peters was a four year player and two year starter and captain for the nationally competitive Red Dragons. Peters helped Cortland to a record of 53-16, three SUNYAC titles and three NCAA Division III championship appearances in her four seasons. A two-time All-SUNYAC selection, she holds the school record for assists in a season with 33, is third in career assists with 66 and stands 17th in career points with 118.

A native of Penfield, N.Y., Peters holds a bachelor's degree in physical education with a concentration in adult fitness and has developed team strength and conditioning programs at both Cortland and RIT.

In addition to her coaching duties, Peters will serve as an assistant in sports information focusing on working with the Blue Knights Roundtable Booster Club and their various promotional activities.

"I am looking forward to getting started with the student-athletes," said Peters. "I was encouraged by Geneseo's desire to have their athletic environment mirror their nationally competitive academic reputation."

Dec 02, 2003

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Men's Basketball Defeats SUNYIT

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted SUNYIT tonight and won a 76-68 decision over the Wildcats. The Knights led 26-25 at the half but used an 11-2 run capped by Joe Zera's three pointer with 7:41 left to break open an 11 point lead at 51-40. Zera equalled his career high with 23 points on eight of 15 shooting to pace the attack. Senior Ben Schwenebraten netted seven of 10 from the line and five of nine from the field on his way to 17 points, six rebounds and five assists. Classmate John Kleis added 11 points, nine caroms and first year Brian Bennett made three of four from the field, two of two from the line for eight points to go along with four assists. The Knights advance to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team hosted the SUNYIT Wildcats and fell by a score of 65-58. Geneseo led 29-20 at the half, but the Wildcats outscored Geneseo, 9-0 over a four minute span to get back in the game, cutting the deficit to 39-37 with 12:00 to play. SUNYIT's 8-0 run from the five minute mark to 3:12 left gave them a three point advantage and the lead for good. Sophomore Jessica Chambers led the way with 15 points on seven of 18 shooting and senior Jordan Baker netted 10 points, 15 rebounds including eight of eight from the line. Junior Laura Talbott continued her solid play with a nine point (7-10 FT), six rebound, three assist, three steals effort. The Knights fall to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in SUNYAC.

Dec 01, 2003

Knights Basketball on WYSL-1040 AM

First of three doubleheaders tomorrow

Women's and Men's Basketball
The women's and men's basketball games tomorrow night versus SUNYIT will be heard LIVE on WYSL-1040 AM (Avon, NY) and broadcast on www.wysl1040.com. Tomorrow's doubleheader is the first of three this season as the station will carry the doubleheaders on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at Brockport and Tuesday, February 10, 2004 vs. Fredonia.

SUNY Geneseo graduate J.C. DeLass will provide the play-by-play tomorrow night and the games will be sponsored by the SUNY Geneseo Blue Knights Roundtable Booster Club and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.

Nov 29, 2003

Ice Knights Drop Third Straight

Colby Scores Last Four Goals

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team continued with the Faceoff Classic by taking on Colby at Bowdoin this afternoon and dropped their third straight game by a score of 8-2. Colby scored at 10:16 of the first to take a one goal lead, but Michel Bond scored from Jay Kuczmanski and Paul Weismann at 15:22 to even the contest. Colby scored another goal in the first for a 2-1 intermission lead and two more on the power play in the second for a 4-1 lead after two periods. Kuczmanski scored at 1:24 of the third on the power play from Brett Bestwick and Nick Onody for to make it 4-2, but Colby got the last four goals of the game to make the final. Senior Jeff Phelps got the start in nets and allowed six goals and made 18 saves in 54:40, while Pete Fitzgerald stopped two shots and allowed two goals in the remaining 5:20. The Ice Knights fall to 4-4-1 on the season.

Nov 28, 2003

Ice Knights Fall to Bowdoin

Polar Bears Score Three in Second

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Colby College to take on Bowdoin in the Faceoff Classic and dropped a 4-2 decision to the Polar Bears as they scored three times in the second period to break open a tie game. Bowdoin scored first at 3:39 of the first, but Geneseo's Mike MacDonald netted his team leading sixth goal of the year, unassisted at 10:45, to even the contest. The Polar Bears exploded in the second with a goal at 11:41, a power play score at 13:06 and a shorthanded tally at 19:05 to finish their scoring. The Ice Knights managed a Michel Bond power play goal at 13:57 of the third from Nick Onody and Jason Kuczmanski to make the final. Senior Jeff Phelps made 36 saves in taking the loss as Geneseo falls to 4-3-1 on the campaign.

Nov 25, 2003

Men's Hoops Defeat Medaille

Four Players Reach Double Figures

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team hosted Medaille College tonight in the Louise Kuhl Gymnasium in a non-conference contest and defeated the Mavericks by a score of 86-46. Senior Ben Schwenebraten, junior Joe Zera and first year Steve McDonnell each scored 14 points and senior John Kleis added 13 points to pace a balanced attack. Schwenebraten added a team high eight rebounds and Zera dished out four assists and grabbed six boards. First year Brian Bennett came off the bench to score nine points while handing out a game high six assists. Medaille was paced by Jason Filipski's 13 points and Pierre Bryant's 11 points, six caroms. The Knights raise their record to 2-1 on the season, while the Mavericks fall to 0-3.

Nov 22, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

NCAA Cross Country Results
Turner, Beck Earn All-American

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team travelled to Hanover (IN) College for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships and finished seventh of 24 schools by scoring 259 points in their just their second team appearance at the national meet. The Knights only other team participation at the national championships for cross country came in 1972. Junior Ted Turner and classmate Jeff Beck became the 74th and 75th student-athletes at Geneseo to earn All-American honors when they finished 5th in 25:12.9 and 29th in 25:43.9, respectively. Turner's top five finish becomes the best individual performance by a Blue Knight, besting the 12th place mark by Jon Beck ('03) a year ago. In addition, the Beck brothers become the first siblings at Geneseo to earn All-American recognition. Geneseo's scoring five included senior Jason Casey, who was 66th in 26:20.4, senior Matt Young, who was 87th in 26:35 and junior Ben Feidner, who was 167th in 27:35.3, while sophomore Ross Hunkovic, who was 174th in 27:43.6 and first year Jim Tillapaugh, who placed 178th in 27:48.7 completed the seven participants.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team finished 22nd of 24 schools with 456 points today at Hanover (IN) College at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. This was the 10th time and fifth year in a row that the Knights have qualified for the national competition. Sophomore Marta Scott led the way for Geneseo with a 77th place time of 24:58.2 and senior Joanna Zieno came home 90th in 25:07.0. The top five included sophomore Kelly Owens, who was 124th in 25:25.6, classmate Fran Magri, who placed 169th in 26:07.5 and first year Christy Finke, who crossed 182nd in 26:32.7. The seven competitors included sophomore Carrie Gregory, who was 195th in 26:56.8 and sophomore Sally Briggs, who did not finish.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team hosted Alfred University today and won a 128-113 victory. Senior TJ Hirsch was one of three double winners this afternoon in winning three meter diving in a new school record score of 296.93 and one meter diving in a score of 264.60. His mark in the three meter breaks Mike Pacifico's record set in 2000 and is an NCAA provisional qualifying score. Juniors Dan Allen and Dan Kelly captured two events apiece with Allen winning the 50 free (21.82) and the 100 free (48.42) and Kelly taking the 200 free (1:47.46) and the 200 fly (2:00.81). Other winners for the Blue Wave included sophomore Mike Wiese in the 1650 free (17:39.29) and Josh Hinman in the 500 free in 4:58.93. Geneseo is now 3-0 on the season.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team won a 133-105 decision over visiting Alfred this afternoon. First year KC Monahan was the lone double winner and five others won events to lead the Wave. Monahan captured the 100 free (56.15) and the 200 free (1:59.57). Other first place finishes were garnered by senior Brandy Wrighter in the 50 free (25.67), first year Lindsey Fial in the 400 IM (4:55.40), junior Brianne Krause in the 200 fly (2:18.57), senior Danielle Yaple in the 500 free (5:25.04) and senior Christine Senneca in three meter diving (197.63). The team moves to 3-0 on the year.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team claimed the consolation game at the Gettysburg tournament with a 66-52 win over Delaware Valley this afternoon. Geneseo trailed 34-29 at the half but used a 24-0 run over 11 minutes in the second half to pull away. The Knights trailed 47-40 with 13:54 to play but combined two three point field goals from David Muchnick, one from Nick Kelley and one from Brian Bennett with a pair of layups by Kurt Redman in the game clinching run. First year Steve McDonnell led the offense with 13 points and senior Ben Schwenebraten added 12 points. Muchnick and Kelley each contributed nine points on a combined six of 11 from the arc, while Redman totaled eight points, 10 boards. Junior Joe Zera was named to the All-Tournament team after scoring 19 points last night in the opener and adding four points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals in today's game. The Knights even their record at 1-1 on the season.

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team took on Medaille in the tournament championship game and dropped a 59-56 decision to the hosts. The Knights trailed 18-6 with 10:40 to play in the first half, but outscored the Mavs 22-13 the rest of the session to trail by three at the half. The game was tied four times in the second stanza, the last of which came at 48-48 with 6:42 to play on a Felisa Brown three point field goal, the only shot the Knights made in 12 attempts from the arc. Medaille went on a 6-0 run to take a 54-48 lead with 5:05 remaining but Geneseo could get no closer than the final. Junior Laura Talbott was selected to the All-Tournament team after handing out 12 assists and grabbing five rebounds. Sophomore Jessica Chambers led the scoring column with 16 points and hauled seven caroms and Brown finished with 13 points. Senior Jordan Baker added nine points, seven rebounds, while seniors Meghan Magee and Arin Belden netted eight points apiece. Geneseo falls to 1-1 on the year.

Nov 21, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Basketball Wins Opener
Men Fall to Muskingum

Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team travelled to Medaille College tonight for their season opener against the Hilbert Hawks and won a 62-55 decision. Geneseo led by seven at the half and won on the strength of a 17-26 performance from the free throw line to the Hawks 5-9 from the charity stripe. Senior Jordan Baker made six of nine shots and both of her free throws to pace the attack with 14 points, pulled down a team high 12 boards and made five steals. Classmate Meghan Magee hit five of 11 shots on her way to 13 points and sophomore Jessica Chambers added eight points, eight caroms. Junior point Laura Talbott and senior Arin Belden each scored seven points with Talbott dishing out seven assists and Belden adding six helpers. Geneseo advances to 1-0 on the season.

Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team opened their season with a 72-55 loss to Muskingum in the first round of the Gettysburg tournament. The Knights had a tough opening night shooting as they made just 37.5% from the field to the Muskies 54.5%. Junior Joe Zera paced the offense with 19 points on six of 13, while first year Steve McDonnell made five of eight shots on his way to 16 points. Senior John Kleis netted 12 points and grabbed a game high 10 rebounds as the Knights fall to 0-1 on the season.

Nov 16, 2003

Men's Soccer Slips in Overtime

Knights ECAC Runnerups

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Hobart today to take on Rochester in the ECAC Northeast championship and were defeated by the Yellowjackets by a score of 2-1 in overtime. After a scoreless first half, Rochester took the lead on a goal at 52:04, but the Knights got the equalizer on a corner kick when Adam Gloo sent the ball into the scoring area where Dave Aguado knocked in the loose ball. Rochester got the winner in the extra session just eight minutes into the first overtime period. Junior Chris Stock made seven saves as the Knights finish 11-7-3 on the season.

Nov 15, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Reaches ECAC Final
Swimming & Diving Sweep Brockport

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Geneva this afternoon to take on the top seeded Hobart Statesmen in the semifinals of the ECAC Northeast tournament and advanced to the championship game with a stunning 4-0 win over the hosts. Senior Erik Swanson scored unassisted at 21:04 to give Geneseo a one goal advantage and classmate Domenico Marsocci netted a score with just 43 ticks left in the first half for a 2-0 intermission lead. The Knights added goals by Brian Amick and Tyler Ferrera in the second stanza with assists going to David Fink on the former and David Aguado on the latter. Junior Chris Stock tied the school record for shutouts in a season with eight by making five saves. The Knights advance to 11-6-3 and will face Rochester in the championship at 1 pm in Geneva on Sunday.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to Nazareth College this afternoon as the #2 seed and dropped a tough 1-0 decision to third seeded William Smith in the semifinals of the ECAC Northeast tournament. The Herons scored with just under 10 minutes to play in the first half in advancing to the tournament final. First year Jessica Francis made five saves for the Knights as they complete their season with a record of 13-4-4.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team hosted Brockport this afternoon and captured a 125-104 decision over the Golden Eagles. The Knights had six individual winners and one winning relay as Danielle Yaple won the 1000 free (11:13.48), Erin Walsh captured the 200 free (2:01.17), Sarah Lewis placed first in the 50 free (25.90), Brianne Krause won the 200 IM (2:25.94), Brandy Wrighter took the 100 free (56.56) and KC Monahan crossed the line first in the 500 free (5:20.63). In addition, the 400 medley relay team of Lindsay Fial, Jenny Cocco, Krause and Walsh won in a time of 4:13.92. Geneseo advances to 2-0 on the season.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team hosted the Brockport Golden Eagles today and claimed a 129-80 win. Senior TJ Hirsch was a double winner in winning one meter diving (237.10) and three meter diving (250.15) and the Knights had five other individual winners and one first place relay. Capturing the wins were Mike Weise in the 1000 free (10:22.73), Jason Phillips in the 200 free (1:56.21), Max McArdle in the 200 fly (2:07.96), Kyle Dembrow in the 200 back (2:13.93) and Dan Kelly in the 500 free (4:58.59). In addition, the 400 medley relay team of Phil Szrama, Evan Smith, Josh Hinman and Tim Stockton won in a time of 3:44.80. The Blue Wave runs their record to two wins against no defeats.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Plattsburgh tonight and fell to the Cardinals by a score of 9-2. The Ice Knights trailed 4-1 after one and 6-2 after two periods as their record drops to 4-2-1 overall and 2-2-1 in SUNYAC. Sophomores Chris Tarr and Michel Bond each scored on the power play with Nick Onody assisting on the Tarr goal in the first period and Jay Kuczmanski and Matt English adding helpers on Bond's goal in the second. Junior Brett Walker was in goal and made 38 saves.

Nov 15, 2003

2003 NCAA Atlantic XC Results

TCNJ Women Win With Vesey
Turner Leads Geneseo Men to Title

2003 NCAA Atlantic Regional XC Championships

Full Results

The 2003 NCAA Atlantic Region Cross Country championships were held today at scenic Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris, New York with SUNY Geneseo serving as hosts of the NCAA Division III qualifier for New York and New Jersey institutions. The top four women's teams and top seven individuals not on those teams qualify for next week's NCAA Division III championships at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, while the top three teams and five individuals would advance on the men's side to the national competition.

In the women's race, senior Beth Vesey (Ramsey, NJ) led The College of New Jersey to the team title by winning the individual race in a time of 22:39.0. The Lions finished with 46 points to claim the team crown and a trip to the NCAA meet. Other national team qualifiers included the Ithaca Bombers with 98 points, the host SUNY Geneseo Knights with 100 points and the St. Lawrence University Saints with 109 points. Ithaca was paced by senior Amanda Laytham (Otego, NY), who was second individually with a time of 22:54.8. Senior Joanna Zieno (Fairport, NY) led Geneseo with a fifth place finish (23:08.1) and St. Lawrence had senior Amy Barr (Canton, NY) cross the line ninth in 23:15.7.

The seven individuals who qualify for the national meet included Cortland's Betsy Schultz (Akron, NY), who was third in 22:59.6, Oswego's Susan McWilliams (Central Square, NY), who was fourth in 23:02.8, Brockport's Christy Ecklund (Rochester, NY), who was sixth in 23:08.8, NYU's pair of Shannon Sodano (Maplewood, NJ), who was eighth in 23:11.8 and Maureen McGeehin (Lancaster, PA), who was 10th in 23:18.6, Potsdam's Jodie Schoppmann (Levittown, NY), who was 13th in 23:37.9 and Heidi Spalholz (Bainbridge, NY) of RIT, who finished 15th in 23:44.4.

On the men's side, SUNY Geneseo junior Ted Turner (Wappingers Falls, NY) won the race by 34 seconds to claim the individual title in a time of 24:26.6 to lead the Knights to the team championship with 47 points. Other national team qualifiers included The College of New Jersey with 63 points and New York University with 101 points. Junior Brian Donovan (East Brunswick, NJ) led the Lions with a fourth place finish (25:09.2), while junior Vincent Zarrillo (Barnegat, NJ) paced the Violets with a seventh place finish (25:20.4). Other top six finishers included junior Jeff Beck (Fairport, NY) of Geneseo, who was third in 25:07.2, junior Joe Lacovara of TCNJ, who was fifth in 25:15.0 and senior Jason Casey (Binghamton, NY) of Geneseo, who was sixth in 25:17.9.

The five qualifying individuals in the men's race were Mike Styczynski (Clarksville, MD) of Ithaca, who placed second in 25:00.6, Fredonia's Jim Sweeney (Albany, NY), who was eighth in 25:34.2, St. Lawrence's Jon French (Gouverneur, NY), who was ninth in 25:38.3 and the Plattsburgh duo of Sam Pitts (Glenmont, NY) and Matt DeShane, who were 10th in 25:39.1 and 11th in 25:40.9, respectively.

Nov 14, 2003

Ice Knights Defeat Potsdam

Corio Scores Twice

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Potsdam tonight and defeated the Bears by a score of 6-4 as senior Justin Corio netted two goals in the second period to pace the attack. First year Mike MacDonald scored unassisted on the power play at 2:57 of the first to give Geneseo the lead and after the Bears evened the game at 4:02, classmate Brett Bestwick gave the Ice Knights the lead for good with assists to Michel Bond and Jay Kuczmanski at 7:42. Geneseo took a three goal first intermission lead when sophomore Nick Onody scored from Mitch Stephens at 17:35 and Mark Schwamberger scored at 19:04 on assists from Jon Campbell and Frank Baumgardner. Corio scored at 5:42 of the second from Bestwick and at 13:49 from MacDonald to give Geneseo a five goal cushion, but the Bears got back in the contest with a goal at 17:05 of the second and two more in the third to make the final. Junior Brett Walker stopped 28 shots to earn the win in goal as Geneseo raises their record to 4-1-1 overall and 2-1-1 in SUNYAC.

Nov 12, 2003

Knights Defeat Fredonia in ECAC

Swanson Scores Twice

Geneseo, NY-The SUNY Geneseo Blue Knights (10-6-3) advanced to the ECAC Division III Northeast Men's Soccer tournament semifinals with a 3-1 win over SUNY Fredonia (12-7-3) on Saratoga Field this afternoon. Geneseo's Erik Swanson scored a pair of goals as the fourth seeded Knights led 2-1 at intermission and added a goal with just 48 seconds left to setup their semifinal match with top seeded Hobart on Saturday at 11 am in Geneva, NY. Swanson opened the scoring at 21:31 by knocking in a shot inside the six yard box after senior Brian Amick's cross got past Fredonia goalkeeper Matt Borchard. Freshman Alex Parker evened the score at 37:38 with a 20 yard blast that rebounded off the crossbar and into the back of the net. Junior David Aguado's volley off a Taylor Smith pass from 25 yards out gave the Knights the halftime advantage. In the second stanza, Geneseo's Chris Stock stopped Fredonia's Mitch Irish on a penalty kick with 33:36 left in the half and Swanson added the insurance goal by touching the ball past Borchard and depositing it into the open goal. Stock made three saves to post the win in goal, while Borchard stopped three shots for the Blue Devils.

Nov 10, 2003

Knights Selected to ECAC Soccer Championships

Women Awarded Second Seed
Men Earn Fourth Seed

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team has been announced as the second seed in the upcoming ECAC Division III Northeast Soccer championships and will receive a first round bye. Geneseo will play in the second semifinal on Saturday at Nazareth College at 1:30 pm versus the winner of Wednesday's first round match between #3 William Smith and #6 Plattsburgh. Geneseo defeated the Herons earlier in the season by a score of 3-0 in Geneva, NY, while the team has a pair of thrilling overtime wins over the Cardinals by scores of 2-1 in the regular season and 3-2 in the SUNYAC semifinals last Friday. In the other first round match on Wednesday, fourth seeded Elmira will host fifth seeded Rochester with the winner taking on the host Golden Flyers at 11 am on Saturday. The championship game is slated for Sunday at 1 pm at Nazareth.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team earned the fourth seed in the upcoming ECAC Division III Northeast Soccer championships and will host fifth seeded Fredonia on Wednesday, November 12 at 1 pm. Geneseo defeated the Blue Devils in the regular season by a score of 2-0. The winner will face top seed and host Hobart College, who received a first round bye, on Saturday in the semifinals. The other first round match pits #3 Rochester hosting sixth seeded Vassar with the winner facing #2 Plattsburgh, who also received a first round bye. The championship match is scheduled for Sunday at 1 pm at Hobart.

Nov 08, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Cross Country Wins States
Soccer Shutout by Oneonta in Title Tilt
Swimming & Diving Sweeps Allegheny

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team travelled to Saratoga State Park this afternoon and won the NYSCTC championship with 38 points to runnerup St. Lawrence's 62. The Knights impressive victory was a good tuneup for next Saturday's NCAA Atlantic Regional at Letchworth State Park with a trip to the NCAAs on the line. Junior Ted Turner continued his domination of the state running scene by winning the race in a time of 25:09. Classmate Jeff Beck, who was third in 25:49 and senior Matt Young, who finished fourth in 25:54 joined Turner on the first team All-State squad, while senior Jason Casey garnered second team All-State honors with a ninth place finish in 26:06 and Ben Feidner collected third team status with a 21st place finish in 26:50. First year Jim Tillapaugh ran 27th and Ross Hunkovic placed 32nd to complete the scoring five.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team took on conference rival Oneonta at the Soccer Hall of Fame Fields today in the championship game of the SUNYAC tournament and were shutout by the Red Dragons by a score of 2-0. The game was a rematch of last year's title contest won by the Red Dragons in penalty kicks after a scoreless tie. Oneonta scored twice in the first half, including a goal with just one second left in the opening session and the Knights could not counter in the second stanza. Senior Jamie Waterman made seven saves as the Knights slide to 13-3-4 on the season. Oneonta receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, while Geneseo awaits word on a possible postseason bid.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team travelled to Saratoga today for the NYSCTC championships and came home with a second place finish of 59 points to Ithaca's 56. Geneseo placed their scoring five in All-State positions as senior Joanna Zieno, who was eighth in 18:20 and sophomores Marta Scott, who was ninth in 18:21 and Sally Briggs, who was 12th in 18:33 each earned second team honors, while sophomores Fran Magri and Kelly Owens collected third team status by finishing 15th in 18:41 and 20th in 18:46, respectively. Geneseo's Carrie Gregory and Christina Finke completed the top seven by placing 32nd in 19:12 and 34th in 19:26.

Men's Swimming and Diving
The men's swimming and diving team travelled to the Allegheny Distance Invitational today and scored 565 points to outdistance the hosts 466. Junior Dan Allen led the way by winning the 500 free (4:50.58), the 1650 free (17:08.78) and teaming with Dan Kelly, Josh Hinman and Pat McNelis to win the 800 free relay (7:26.55). Senior TJ Hirsch was a double winner in taking one meter diving (238.15) and three meter diving (245.95), while other winners included Kelly in the 200 fly (2:04.02), first year Phil Szrama in the 200 back (2:05.98) and senior McNelis in the 400 IM (4:28.69).

Women's Swimming and Diving
The women's swimming and diving team continued with the Allegheny Invitational by racing past the competition in the distance portion today with 612 points to Wooster's 564. Junior Jenny Cocco provided the top finish as she was second in the 200 breast in 2:31.22, while third place finishes were turned in by first year Amanda Cavarella in the 400 IM (4:48.08), classmate KC Monahan in the 200 fly (2:22.39) and the 800 free relay team of Erin Walsh, Sarah Lewis, Monahan and Cavarella (8:16.83).

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Cortland to face the Red Dragons and dropped their first game of the year with a 7-4 loss. Geneseo took a 1-0 lead just 2:11 into the game when Michel Bond scored from Matt English and Jay Kuczmanski on the power play. Cortland lit the lamp at 4:51 and 7:39 of the first for a 2-1 intermission lead. Geneseo took a 4-3 lead at the second intermission as senior Justin Corio scored from Chris Tarr at 3:56 and senior Paul Weismann sandwiched a pair of goals at 11:16 and 17:35 around a Cortland score at 15:33 to give the Ice Knights the lead. Bond and Kuczmanski assisted on the former goal and Tarr and first year Mitch Stevens collected helpers on the latter. Cortland stormed back in the third as the Red Dragons scored a power play goal at 1:13 and took the lead with another manup goal at 11:27 before putting the game away with a pair of shorthanded, empty net scores in the final 1:01 of the game. Senior Jeff Phelps started in goal and made 10 saves and allowed two goals in the first period, while junior Brett Walker stopped 26 shots and allowed three goals in 38 minutes. The Ice Knights fall to 3-1-1 overall and 1-1-1 in SUNYAC.

Nov 07, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Knights Reach Women's SUNYAC Final
Ice Knights Tie Lakers

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to the Soccer Hall of Fame Fields today as the number two seed to take on the third seeded Plattsburgh Cardinals and won a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory to advance to Saturday's championship showdown with top seeded Oneonta, a 2-0 semifinal winner over Brockport. Senior Nicole Santariello's second goal of the afternoon after a scramble in front at 96:46 was the game winner. After a scoreless first half, Santariello gave Geneseo a 1-0 lead at 62:39 off an assist from sophomore Jackie Fertitta. Senior Logan Hadzicki blasted an unassisted goal from the center of the scoring area at 69:46 to give the Knights a two goal advantage. Plattsburgh scored at 79:29 and got the equalizer with just 17 seconds left in regulation at 89:43 to set the stage for Santariello's heroics. Senior Jamie Waterman made three saves in nets as Geneseo raises their record to 13-2-4 on the season. The Knights and Red Dragons faceoff in the championship tomorrow after tying 0-0 in the regular season and playing to a scoreless tie in the 2002 SUNYAC championship contest. The two opponents have a 256 minute scoreless streak headed into tomorrow's finale.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team travelled to Oswego tonight to take on the Lakers and earned a 2-2 tie with the nation's #3 ranked team. The Ice Knights led 1-0 at the first intermission when first year Mike MacDonald scored his fourth of the season from Steve Jordan and Justin Corio. Geneseo increased their second intermission advantage to 2-0 when Brett Bestwick scored shorthanded from Chris Tarr. Geneseo's Brett Walker and the defense stood tall most of the evening as Walker made 47 saves, but Oswego scored a pair of goals within 1:14 as they collected markers at 14:50 and 16:04 of the third period. Geneseo stands at 3-0-1 overall and 1-0-1 in SUNYAC.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to the Soccer Hall of Fame Fields in Oneonta this afternoon and dropped a 2-0 decision to the Cortland Red Dragons in the SUNYAC semifinals. Cortland scored at 40:28 of the first half and got an insurance goal at 88:42 as they outshot the Knights by a 21-13 margin. Junior Chris Stock made seven saves as Geneseo falls to 9-6-3 on the season.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Cortland today as the #3 seed in the West division and fell to the East #2 seed, Oneonta, in three games in the first round of the SUNYAC tournament. Senior Allison Gaudy collected nine kills, 13 digs, while senior Cherisse Rehman and junior Karyn Patridge totaled seven kills apiece. First year Cara Calcagno dished out 22 assists as the Knights complete the season at 17-18.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The women's swimming and diving team travelled to the Allegheny Invitational tonight for the Sprint portion and finished second with 359 points to Wooster's 365. Junior Jenny Cocco gave the team their lone win as she captured the 100 breast in 1:09.72. Second place finishes were turned in by Lindsay Swensen in the 100 back (1:04.90), the 200 medley relay team of Katie DelloStritto, Cocco, Lindsay Fial and Brandy Wrighter, who came across in 1:55.50 and the 200 free relay team of Wrighter, Sarah Lewis, Swensen and KC Monahan, who finished in 1:44.97.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The men's swimming and diving team travelled to Allegheny for the Sprint portion of their invitational and finished with 346 points to the hosts 356. The team had five individual winners and one winning relay as Dan Allen won the 100 free (48.44), Pat McNelis captured the 200 IM (2:04.99), Josh Hinman won the 100 fly (54.32) and Phil Szrama crossed the line in the 100 back in 57.19. In addition, the 200 medley relay team of Szrama, Evan Smith, Hinman and Allen won in 1:40.71, while sophomore Mike Wiese placed second in the 100 fly in 56.34.

Nov 02, 2003

Sunday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Down Dutchmen

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team blanked the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen by a score of 3-0 at the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena this afternoon as senior goaltender Jeff Phelps made 23 saves to earn the shutout. The Ice Knights opened the scoring at 6:50 of the first when Paul Weismann fired a wrist shot from the left point past the Lebanon Valley goaltender. Sophomore Michel Bond and junior Andy Rice assisted on the play. Geneseo took a 2-0 lead at 0:50 of the second period when sophomore Nick Onody blasted a slap shot off a feed from Jason Kuczmanski just four seconds into a power play opportunity. First year Brett Bestwick created a shorthanded opportunity by firing a shot on goal and sophomore Chris Tarr deposited the rebound in the back of the net for the three goal advantage at 17:20 of the second. Phelps and the Ice Knights defense did the rest as Geneseo killed off all 10 of the Dutchmen power play chances to remain unbeaten on the season at 3-0.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to St. Lawrence this afternoon and fell to the Saints by a score of 4-1. Geneseo took an early one goal lead as Cassie Martin scored from Karen Garnish at 16:35 of the first, but the Saints evened the game at 30:00 and added three goals in the second half for the win. Sophomore Amanda Carver played 62 minutes in goal and made seven saves, while Jess Pausewang played the final eight minutes. The Knights complete their season with a record of 5-11.

Nov 01, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Swimming and Diving Sweep Geneseo Invite
Field Hockey Falls in Overtime

Women's Swimming and Diving
The women's swimming and diving team hosted the 2003 Geneseo Invitational this afternoon and outdistanced four schools to place first with 413 points to runnerup Alfred's 236. Geneseo had two individuals win a pair of races and a pair of relays to lead the way. Junior Erin Walsh, who won the 1000 free (11:00.09) and the 100 free (57.45) and first year K.C. Monahan, who won the 200 free (1:59.20) and the 500 free (5:23.03) teamed with junior Sarah Lewis and senior Brandy Wrighter to win both the 200 free relay (1:43.76) and the 400 free relay (3:51.73). First year Lindsey Fial also posted a pair of wins in taking the 200 IM (2:16.91) and the 100 fly (1:02.44), while junior Jenny Cocco won the 100 breast in a time of 1:08.93. Other winners for Geneseo included Wrighter, who paced the 50 free in 25.70, Sabrina Feldman, who won three meter diving with a score of 176.70 and the 200 medley relay team of junior Katie DelloStritto, Cocco, junior Brianne Krause and Wrighter, who placed first with a time of 1:56.04.

Men's Swimming and Diving
The men's swimming and diving team raced to a first place finish at this afternoon's Geneseo Invitational by scoring 355 points to runnerup Alfred's 295. Junior Dan Allen won two individual events and was part of two winning relays and sophomore Josh Hinman won two single events and was included on one winning relay to lead the Blue Wave. Allen won the 100 free (47.87), the 200 free (1:45.22), teamed with Phil Szrama, Evan Smith and Hinman to win the 200 medley relay (1:41.07) and combined with Jeremy Hinman, Dan Kelly and Tim Stockton to win the 200 free relay (1:28.06) in which he swam the opening leg in 21.52, just .17 off the school record. In addition to his 200 medley relay win, Josh Hinman captured the 1000 free in 10:28.11 and the 100 fly in 53.79. Other winners for Geneseo included Pat McNelis, who beat the competition to the line in the 200 IM (2:05.62), Szrama, who captured the 100 back (56.82), Kelly, who placed first in the 500 free (4:59.96) and the 400 free relay team of Stockton, James Traylor, Chris Gaffney and Kelly (3:21.08).

For full results: 2003 Geneseo Invitational Results

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team dropped a stunning 3-2 overtime loss as the Utica Pioneers came from two goals behind in a non-conference match on Alumni Field this afternoon. Utica touched the ball past Geneseo goalkeeper Amanda Carver from eight yards out and finished into the open net for the game winner just 1:44 into the extra session. After a scoreless first half, first year Jeanine Tripepi gave Geneseo a 1-0 lead at 42:07 and classmate Karen Garnish struck just 49 seconds later for a two goal advantage. Senior Regina Micillo picked up an assist on Tripepi's goal and classmate Nicole Fedele added a helper on the Garnish score. Utica's comeback began less than five minutes later at 47:32 with the equalizer at 61:42. Carver made six saves in goal for Geneseo as they fall to 5-10 on the season.

Men's Soccer
The Hamilton Continentals posted a 1-0 shutout over the men's soccer team in a non-conference match on Saratoga Field this afternoon. After a scoreless first half, senior forward Dimitry Maurice ran up the right flank past the Knights defense and scored under goalkeeper Chris Stock to give the Continentals the lone goal at the 68:48 mark of the contest. In an evenly played match, Geneseo outshot the Continentals by a 13-10 margin and had six corners to Hamilton's five. Stock made five saves in taking the loss for the Knights as they fall to 9-5-3 on the season.

Oct 31, 2003

Ice Knights Down Brockport

The "Hat Trick" for MacDonald
Walker Makes 28 Saves

Men's Hockey
The men's hockey team travelled to Brockport tonight to take on the Golden Eagles and skated to a 6-1 SUNYAC opening win as first year Mike MacDonald netted a hat trick to lead the offense. The Ice Knights rolled to a 3-0 first intermission lead, extended it to 4-0 at the second break and led by five when Brockport lit the lamp at 11:09 of the final period. MacDonald added the Knights final tally at 16:04 of the third on an assist from Justin Corio, who had two helpers, to complete the hat trick. Junior Jason Kuczmanski got the team started at 7:04 with a goal from first year Mitch Stevens and sophomore Chris Tarr. Senior Paul Weismann continued his early season scoring streak with an unassisted goal at 15:50 and MacDonald gave the team the three goal cushion at 17:05. Tarr from Stevens was the lone second stanza marker and MacDonald made it 5-0 from Mark Schwamberger and Michel Bond at 4:31 of the third. Junior Brett Walker was in goal and made 28 saves to post his second win of the season as Geneseo ups their record to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in conference.

Oct 29, 2003

Clar '89 To Enter JP Morgan Chase Hall

Former star joins Fitch, Tudman

JP Morgan Chase Basketball Tournament
The JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Basketball Tournament, which is the oldest running in-season NCAA Division III tourney in the nation, has announced its seventh class of inductees into the tournament Hall of Fame in conjuction with its 38th Annual event, which will be held this coming January 13-17.

The Hall of Fame's Class of 2004 consists of SUNY Geneseo's Jim Clar, '89, who led the Blue Knights to their first tourney title as the MVP of the 1988-89 event, and R News Sports Anchor Bill Pucko, who is in his 24th year of covering the JP Morgan Chase Tournament. Clar joins Scott Fitch, 94 and Ian Tudman, '95 as SUNY Geneseo representatives to the tournament Hall of Fame. The pair will be inducted on Sunday, January 11th at the Tournament Seedings and Pairings Dinner at 6:30 pm at the RIT Inn & Conference Center. In addition, the two will be honored at halftime of the men's title contest on Saturday, January 17, 2004 at 8 p.m. at the University of Rochester.

A resident of Scottsville, Clar, a 6'1" point guard, earned MVP honors for the 1988-89 tournament after pacing Geneseo to its first title since it began tournament play in 1974-75. He led the three game event in assists (6.7), steals (4.7) and foul shooting (16-18, 88.9%) while finishing third in scoring (20.0 ppg). The senior guided the Knights to an 87-80 verdict over Hobart in the championship game with 21 points (7-11 FGA, 7-8 FTA), five assists, five rebounds and four steals.

In 1987-88, Clar was named First Team All-Tournament for his fourth place club after leading the tournament in scoring (20.3 ppg) and assists (8.7 apg). In Geneseo's 96-89 decision over Hobart in the quarterfinals, he tied the tournament single game assist record (13) and also notched his tournament career best for points with 31.

Clar, a native of Chili and 1985 graduate of Gates-Chili High School, also recorded the tournament's first "triple-double" with a 14 point, 12 rebound, 12 assist performance as a freshman in 1985-86 as Geneseo bested the University of Rochester, 88-82, in a consolation contest. In ten (6-4) tournament games, Clar averaged 17.7 points, 7.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 steals per contest, hitting 51.8% (59-114) from the field (including 11-28 for 39.3% in three pointers) and 77.4% from the foul line (48-62).

A three-time All-SUNYAC and two-time All-ECAC Upstate New York selection, Clar finished his four-year, 100-game career for head coach Tom Pope as Geneseo's all-time leader in points (1,818), assists (683) and steals (405). He currently stands second on the college's scoring charts behind Fitch (2,661) and remains the career leader in helpers and thefts. A 1989 graduate in mathematics with secondary education certification, Clar earned his Master of Science in Education degree from Nazareth College in 1994 and is currently the Associate Director of Transfer Admissions at SUNY Geneseo.

Oct 28, 2003

Volleyball Falls to Cortland

Dragons Extend Win Streak

Women's Volleyball
The SUNY Cortland Red Dragons (38-1) extended their match win streak to 38 games with a three game victory over host Geneseo (17-17) tonight in the Louise Kuhl Gymnasium. Cortland dropped their opening match to RIT in four games this season and have not lost since as their school record win streak advances with each successive victory. Cortland senior Andrea Smith paced the Red Dragon attack with nine kills, 11 digs and five service aces, while freshman Katie Brody contributed eight kills, eight digs. Junior Siobhan Loughlin totaled six kills, three blocks and senior Jamie McMullen dished out 33 assists with four blocks for the Red Dragons. For the Knights, seniors Cherisse Rehman and Christine Stoklosa led the way with seven kills apiece, while first year Cara Calcagno handed out 26 helpers and senior Allison Gaudy totaled 11 digs.

Oct 28, 2003

All-SUNYAC Field Hockey Announced

Tripepi, Micillo Earn Honors

Women's Field Hockey
The SUNYAC announced its All-Conference teams in women's field hockey today and the Knights had two representatives on the team. First year Jeanine Tripepi earned second team honors after posting four goals, one assist to this point in her inaugural campaign. A first team All-SUNYAC player in 2002, senior Regina Micillo garnered second team status from her midfield position in 2003 with a goal and an assist on a team high 25 shots.

Oct 25, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Cross Country Wins 4th Straight SUNYAC Titles
Hadzicki's Record Setting Day

Cross Country
The women's and men's cross country teams each won their fourth consecutive SUNYAC championship today in Oneonta. On the men's side, Geneseo posted a perfect score of 15 points to outdistance second place Plattsburgh's 68 points as the scoring five runners finished in the top five places. All five runners enter the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame with their top five finish as junior Ted Turner won the individual title with a time of 25:35. Junior Jeff Beck placed second in 26:21, senior Matt Young was third in 26:22, senior Jason Casey came home fourth in 26:27 and sophomore Ross Hunkovic was fifth in 26:45. The top seven included Jim Tillapaugh, who was ninth in 27:02 and Ben Feidner, who placed 14th in 27:13. On the women's side, Geneseo placed the scoring five in the top eight places for a score of 30 to runnerup Cortland's 78. Senior Joanna Zieno led scoring five, who placed in fourth through eighth with a time of 23:37. The quartet of sophomores in Marta Scott, who enters the SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame (23:41), Fran Magri (24:04), Sally Briggs, who gains SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Fame status (24:05) and new SUNYAC Cross Country Hall of Famer Kelly Owens (24:07) completed the scoring five. The Knights top seven included Allyson Brown, who was 11th in 24:29 and Christina Finke, who was 14th in 24:39.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to St. John Fisher tonight to take on the Cardinals and senior Logan Hadzicki's record setting day led the Knights to a 5-1 win. After falling behind 1-0, Hadzicki fed first year Melissa Santariello for the tying goal at 24:29 of the first half. Hadzicki proceeded to score four times in the second half in a 13 minute span to tie the school record for goals in a game (4) and set a new mark for points in a game with nine. In addition, Hadzicki became Geneseo's all-time leading scorer with 111 points, surpassing Betsy Balling's ('93) record of 110 and equalled Jen Hogan's ('96) record of 44 career goals. Senior Arin Belden picked up an assist on the second goal and sophomore Jackie Fertitta added a helper on the fourth goal. The Knights up their record to 12-2-4 heading into their SUNYAC semifinal match on Friday, November 7.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team posted a 1-0 shutout over the visiting St. John Fisher Cardinals in a non-conference match on Saratoga Field this afternoon. After a scoreless first half, first year defender Chris Billoni scored his first collegiate goal on a cross from senior Adam Gloo to break the deadlock and send the Knights to the victory. Geneseo controlled play throughout most of the match as they outshot the Cardinals by a 15-9 margin, however the Cardinals did gain five corner kicks. Junior Chris Stock earned his seventh shutout of the season by making three saves as the Knights extend their record to 9-4-3 on the season.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team posted a 1-0 shutout over the visiting New Paltz Hawks in a SUNYAC conference match on Alumni Field this afternoon. After a scoreless first half, junior Sarah Maisonet blasted a shot from the top of the arc at 44:05 after receiving a free hit from senior Regina Micillo to give the Knights the one goal they needed.
Geneseo controlled play throughout most of the contest as they outshot the Hawks by a 12-1 margin and had 11 penalty corners to New Paltz's three. Sophomore Amanda Carver earned her fourth shutout by making one save as the Knights advance to 5-9 overall and 2-3 in SUNYAC.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Buffalo St. for day two of the SUNYAC West Pool Play and dropped a pair of matches. The Knights fell to Brockport in the opener (21-30, 30-19, 28-30, 27-30) as Karyn Patridge collected 10 kills, 15 digs and Cherisse Rehman totaled 11 kills. Senior Allison Gaudy added 12 digs and first year Cara Calcagno handed out 36 helpers. In match two, Geneseo dropped a tough 25-30, 21-30, 31-29, 25-30 decision to the host Bengals. Senior Christine Stoklosa led the way with 16 kills, Rehman had 11 kills and Gaudy collected 16 digs for the Knights. In addition, Calcagno dished out 41 assists, while Ashlee Johnson and Erin Sharp each contributed 11 digs. The Knights fall to 17-16 overall and 3-5 in SUNYAC.

Women's Swimming and Diving
The women's swimming and diving team opened their season with a 109-72 win over Buffalo St. this afternoon. Geneseo had six different winners and swam the last six events exhibition. Winners included KC Monahan, who captured the 1000 free in 11:15.94, Amanda Cavarella, who won the 200 free in 2:04.22, Sarah Lewis, who took the 50 free in 25.95, Christine Senneca, who won one meter diving with a score of 168.00 and Sabrina Feldmann, who captured three meter diving with a score of 170.61. Geneseo is now 1-0 on the season.

Men's Swimming and Diving
The men's swimming and diving team posted a 113-70 win over Buffalo St. today to open their season. Senior TJ Hirsch was a double winner by taking the one and three meter diving events with scores of 223.50 and 247.45, respectively. Other winners included Dan Kelly, who was first in the 1000 free in 10:23.97, Mike Wiese, who placed first in the 200 free in 1:52.78, Art Lilenthal, who took the 50 free in 23.84 and Max McArdle, who won the 200 IM in 2:09.50. The Blue Wave also swam their final six events exhibition as they move to 1-0 on the season.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team travelled to the NYSWCAA championships and the Knights won two first round singles matches. Sophomore Sarah Muhlbauer won 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) at third singles over Elmira and junior Rene Smith captured a 6-0, 6-0 win over RIT at fifth singles. Geneseo tied for 14th place in team scoring with four points.

Oct 24, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Fall to USA U-18
Volleyball Splits a Pair

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team came back from a 5-1 second intermission deficit, but fell short in a 5-4 loss to the USA Under 18 National Team in an exhibition in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena tonight. Team USA took a 1-0 first period lead and used a three goal spurt in the first 3:10 of the second period to extend to a 4-0 advantage. Geneseo got on the board just 31 seconds after the barrage as Matt Caren scored on a Paul Weismann assist at the 3:41 mark of the second. Team USA scored their fifth and final goal of the game at 17:03 of the second to take the 5-1 intermission lead. Geneseo began the comeback with a power play goal of their own at 1:39 of the third when sophomore Nick Onody scored the first of his two on the night from Weismann and Jay Kuczmanski. First year Mitch Stevens cut the deficit to 5-3 at 10:16 from Caren and Weismann before Onody made it a one goal affair with a blast from the blue line with 7:06 left in the contest. Geneseo's Brett Walker made 29 saves in nets for Geneseo.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Buffalo St. this afternoon for a pair of SUNYAC West Pool Play matches and split the day's action. In the opener, Geneseo took a tough five game loss to Fredonia (19-30, 26-30, 30-23, 33-31, 12-15). Senior Cherisse Rehman had 20 kills, 20 digs to lead the attack and first year Cara Calcagno added 48 assists, 11 digs. Geneseo got strong performances from Christine Stoklosa, who totaled 13 kills and Karyn Patridge and Allison Gaudy, who collected nine kills, 23 digs and nine kills, 22 digs, respectively. In the second match, Geneseo topped Oswego by 30-21, 30-19, 28-30, 30-26 scores. Junior Jess Eggleston led the way with 13 kills, while Calcagno dished out 44 helpers. Gaudy added 11 kills, 19 digs and Stoklosa chipped in with 10 kills. Geneseo stands at 17-14 overall and 3-3 in SUNYAC play.

Oct 22, 2003

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Unbeaten in SUNYAC
Men's Soccer Ties Brockport

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team completed their unbeaten SUNYAC regular season with a 2-0 win over visiting SUNY Brockport this afternoon on the Vic Raschi Field. Senior Margaret Allen made the most of her second start of the season on Geneseo's "Senior Day" by one-touching a cross by classmate Logan Hadzicki into the goal from the six yard box at the 10:42 mark to give the Knights a 1-0 lead. The game remained a one goal difference until Hadzicki added an insurance goal with a blast from 15 yards for a 2-0 Geneseo lead at 83:02. First year Martha Brown picked up the assist on the play with a service to Hadzicki. Geneseo controlled play throughout much of the game as the Knights outshot the Eagles by a 22-9 advantage, securing seven corner kicks to Brockport's one. Senior Jamie Waterman made five saves to post her sixth shutout of the season, while Brockport's Marisa Neri (Spencerport) made six saves for the Golden Eagles. Geneseo advances to 11-2-4 overall and 9-0-1 in SUNYAC and earns a first round bye in the upcoming SUNYAC playoffs.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Brockport this afternoon and played to a scoreless tie with the Golden Eagles. In an evenly matched game, both teams took 10 shots as Geneseo's Chris Stock made four saves to post the shutout in goal and Brockport's Shane Sutton stopped five shots to earn his shutout. Geneseo runs their record to 8-4-3 overall and 7-1-1 in SUNYAC play and will receive a first round bye in the SUNYAC playoffs.

Oct 21, 2003

Field Hockey Defeated by Red Dragons

#4 Cortland Earns Shutout

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to Cortland today to face the nation's #4 ranked team and dropped a 5-0 decision to the Red Dragons. Cortland scored two goals 10 seconds apart in the first half to gain the advantage and then added a third to lead 3-0 at the intermission. The Red Dragons added a pair of second half goals as Geneseo's Amanda Carver made 14 saves in nets. The Knights fall to 4-9 overall and 1-3 in SUNYAC.

Oct 18, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Ice Knights Win Opener
Women's Soccer Remains Unbeaten in SUNYAC

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team opened their season with a 5-1 win over the Neumann College Knights this afternoon in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena. Five different players scored goals and four Ice Knights were multiple point scorers on the afternoon. Senior defenseman Paul Weismann collected three assists to lead the barrage, while junior Jason Kuczmanski, sophomore Matt Caren and sophomore Jack Bullard each collected a goal and an assist. The Ice Knights led 2-0 after one period, 3-1 after two and collected two insurance goals in the third. Sophomores Chris Tarr and Nick Onody also scored for Geneseo. The Geneseo trio of Brett Walker, Pete Fitzgerald and Jeff Phelps each played one period and combined to make 26 saves in nets.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team stayed unbeaten in SUNYAC play with a 5-0 win over visiting Potsdam this afternoon on the Vic Raschi Field. Sophomore Jackie Fertitta opened the scoring just 3:14 into the match for the Knights and then fed senior Logan Hadzicki just 1:18 later to give the Knights a 2-0 lead. Sophomore Jenna Bufano made it 3-0 at the intermission with a goal at 41:34 and first year players Martha Brown and Lindsay Quist-Chaffee completed the scoring in the second half. Geneseo's Carly Chiapetta assisted on both second half goals. Senior Jamie Waterman made one save to post her fifth shutout of the season as Geneseo advances to 10-2-4 overall and 8-0-1 in SUNYAC.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Potsdam this afternoon and shutout the Bears by a score of 4-0 as four different players scored goals. Sophomore Taylor Smith got the Knights on the board on an assist from Eric Lauricella to open the scoring at 26:27 and senior Adam Gloo gave Geneseo a 2-0 intermission lead with a score at 34:05. The Knights added a pair of insurance goals in the second half as David Fink and Mark Bellavia got into the scoring column with Erik Swanson picking up an assist on the latter's goal. Junior Chris Stock made two saves to post the shutout as the Knights raise their record to 8-4-2 overall and 7-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Cortland today for day two of the SUNY/CUNY challenge and won a trio of matches. In the first match, Geneseo defeated Baruch by scores of 30-27, 30-17, 30-20. Christine Stoklosa collected nine kills, Cherisse Rehman netted eight kills and Jess Eggleston contributed six kills for the Knights, while first year Cara Calcagno handed out 25 assists. In match two, Geneseo trounced York by scores of 30-9, 30-11, 30-19. The Knights were led by Megan Wailand, who had 15 kills, seven digs and Allison Gaudy, who totaled six kills. Calcagno dished out 25 assists with seven digs and Emily Tater passed out 11 assists. In the final match, the Knights defeated Lehman in a thrilling 25-30, 30-20, 30-19, 26-30, 15-13 victory. Rehman pounded 20 kills, Stoklosa added 14 kills and Calcagno dished out 61 assists. Sophomore Jelena Vujcic contributed 10 kills and first year Katie Florczak added 15 digs. Geneseo goes 5-0 on the weekend and raises their record to 16-13.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team travelled to the Rochester Invitational this afternoon and placed second with 61 points to champion Lock Haven's 21. Geneseo rested several top runners for next week's SUNYAC championship, but senior Matt Young led the charge with a fifth place finish in 25:33. Junior Jeff Beck coasted to a 10th place run in 26:10 and the scoring five was completed by Ben Feidner, who was 14th and Jim Tillapaugh, who was 15th, both in 26:28 and senior Josh Belisle, who placed 17th in 26:36. Sophomores Dan Moore and Brad Johnson rounded out the top seven by finishing 22nd in 26:51 and 23rd in 26:52, respectively.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team travelled to Rochester this afternoon and placed third with 77 points to champion Baldwin-Wallace's 42 and Brockport's 75. Similarly to the men, Geneseo rested several top participants this week leading up to the SUNYAC championship meet, but first year Allyson Brown completed the course in 23:57 for fifth place to lead the way. Sophomore Carrie Gregory was 11th in 24:25, first year Christina Finke was 16th in 24:41, first year Kate Huggler was 23rd in 25:07 and junior Carly Czaplicki placed 24th in 25:08 to finish the top five. The Knights top seven included senior Kate Hack, who was 27th in 25:11 and first year Lindzie Foster, who was 28th in 25:12.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team was defeated by visiting Rochester as they outlasted the Knights in a stroke-off as the Yellowjackets collected the 1-0 win. After a scoreless first half and a pair of scoreless sudden victory overtime periods, the Yellowjackets made three of four penalty strokes as Geneseo could manage just one of their first four to earn the win by a 3-1 stroke margin. Geneseo's lone stroke was converted by sophomore Melissa Walsh. Geneseo's Amanda Carver made three saves to earn the shutout in nets as the Knights fall to 4-8 on the campaign.

Oct 17, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Wins in 2nd Overtime
Ice Knights Open with Win

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team won a thrilling 2-1 decision over Plattsburgh St. when sophomore Maureen Hilliker scored after a cross from Jackie Fertitta (Roslyn, Herricks) with just 2:15 left in the second overtime to send the Knights to the win. Plattsburgh's Gena Rosenbaum scored her 18th of the season on an assist from Deanna Cipoletti at the 19:17 mark of the first half to give the Cardinals a 1-0 halftime advantage. The Knights evened the game at the 68:25 point of the second half as senior Arin Belden knocked home a goal after a Fertitta shot was blocked in front by a Cardinal defender. Geneseo's Jessica Francis made six saves to post the win in goal, while the Cardinals got eight stops from Joia Aliperti. The Knights advance to 9-2-4 overall and remain unbeaten in SUNYAC at 7-0-1.

Men's Ice Hockey
The men's ice hockey team hosted the Humber (ONT) Hawks in an exhibition tonight and won a 9-3 decision. Geneseo led 2-1 after one period and 5-1 after two before the Hawks scored the first two goals of the third period within the first minute to make it 5-3 with 19:00 to play. The Ice Knights then ripped off four straight goals to seal the victory. Senior Paul Weismann scored two goals and an assist and junior Andy Rice added two goals to pace the attack. Sophomore Michel Bond scored a goal and three assists, while sophomores Chris Tarr and Kris Heeres added a goal and an assist apiece. Single goals were scored by Frank Baumgardner and Mitch Stevens. Junior Brett Walker made nine saves and allowed one goal in 31 minutes of action, while senior Jeff Phelps stopped 15 shots and allowed two goals in 29 minutes.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Cortland today for the SUNY/CUNY challenge and posted a pair of wins. Geneseo defeated Hunter in game one by scores of 30-23, 30-22, 30-15. Junior Karyn Patridge totaled 10 kills and first year Cara Calcagno added 29 assists. In the second match, Geneseo got 15 kills from Christine Stoklosa and 13 kills, 14 digs from Cherisse Rehman to defeat Elmira, 17-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-24. Junior Jess Eggleston collected 10 kills and Calcagno handed out 40 assists. The Knights advance to 13-13 on the season.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Plattsburgh tonight and fell to the Cardinals by a score of 2-0. After a scoreless first half, Plattsburgh took a one goal lead in the 66th minute and added an insurance goal in the 80th minute. Junior Chris Stock made two saves as the Knights drop their first conference game of the season. Geneseo stands at 7-4-2 overall and 6-1 in SUNYAC play.

Oct 15, 2003

Knights Fall to Rochester

Yellowjackets Take Fifth Game

Women's Volleyball
The visiting University of Rochester Yellowjackets used a 9-3 run in the final stages of the fifth game to outlast the Knights (30-25, 25-30, 30-23, 27-30, 15-12) in women's volleyball tonight in the Louise Kuhl gymnasium. Geneseo came back twice from one game deficits to send the match to the fifth and deciding game, but it was the Yellowjackets who had the most important comeback. Trailing 10-6 in game five, Rochester scored eight of the next 10 points to take a 14-12 lead before finally winning by the 15-13 margin. Junior Karyn Patridge led a balanced attack with 18 kills, 16 digs, three service aces, while senior Cherisse Rehman added 14 kills, 21 digs for the Knights. Senior Christine Stoklosa combined 12 kills, four blocks and first year Cara Calcagno dished out 48 helpers. Geneseo falls to 11-13 on the season.

Oct 14, 2003

Field Hockey Falls to Lakers

Oswego Gains 1-0 Shutout

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to Oswego to take on the Lakers this afternoon and dropped a 1-0 decision. Geneseo outshot Oswego by a 17-3 margin, but the Lakers knocked home the game winner at the 21:09 mark of the first half. Geneseo's Jess Pausewang was in goal and made one save on the day as the Knights fall to 4-7 overall and 1-2 in SUNYAC play.

Oct 12, 2003

Knights Place Third in SUNYAC Tennis

Sudarsanan Wins Lone Title

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team completed the SUNYAC championships at Eastside Tennis Club in Manlius today as the Knights place third in team scoring with 15 points to runnerup New Paltz's 17 points and champion Cortland's 23 points. Junior Shalini Sudarsanan won the lone title for the Knights as she captured the fifth singles crown. The third seed, Sudarsanan defeated Pamela Katz of Oneonta in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-0, Jennifer Larson of New Paltz in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-4 and top seeded Stephany Krauz of Cortland in the title match, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Geneseo sent two others to the singles finals as first year Krissy Feikert defeated Nancy Matusiak of Brockport in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-1 and Amanda Husson of Cortland in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-0 before falling to New Paltz's Rebecca Sparacin in the championship match of the second singles, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. Junior Rene Smith advanced to the championship at sixth singles with a 6-1, 6-0 quarterfinal win over Fredonia's Sandra Payne and a 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 semifinal win over Oneonta's Lisa Seelig before succumbing to top seed, Meredith McCaslin of Cortland, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.

In other singles play, Geneseo's Nicole King lost her quarterfinal match to Kerry Farrell of New Paltz, 6-0, 6-1, sophomore Allison Berical dropped a quarterfinal decision to Cortland's Andrea TerBush and sophomore Sarah Muhlbauer won a 6-2, 6-1 quarterfinal match over Potsdam's Jamie Sico before bowing out with a 6-4, 7-5 loss to second seed Amie Larson of New Paltz.

In doubles action, Geneseo's King and Smith reached the second doubles finals with a quarterfinal win over Oneonta and a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 win over Plattsburgh in the semifinals. The Geneseo pair dropped the title match to Cortland, 6-2, 6-4. In addition, Feikert and Sudarsanan were ousted by #1 Cortland in the quarterfinals at first doubles, while Muhlbauer and Stephanie Reynolds won a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 decision over Oneonta in the quarterfinals before dropping a 6-1, 6-1 match to top seed Cortland in the semifinals.

Oct 11, 2003

Knights Shutout Wildcats

Santariello Scores Lone Goal

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted SUNYIT this afternoon and won a 1-0 decision over the Wildcats. Senior Nicole Santariello scored an unassisted goal just 16:29 into the game for the lone goal. The Knights controlled play throughout as they outshot the Wildcats by a 53-0 margin. SUNYIT goalkeeper Robin Dole made 17 saves on the day. Geneseo's Jamie Waterman and Jessica Francis each played one half in sharing the shutout. The Knights advance to 8-2-4 overall and 6-0-1 in SUNYAC.

Oct 09, 2003

Thursday's Game Summaries

Volleyball Defeats Fisher
Field Hockey Falls to Oneonta

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to St. John Fisher tonight and captured a 30-17, 32-30, 27-30, 30-22 win over the Cardinals. The Knights were led by the senior trio of Cherisse Rehman, who had 17 kills, 16 digs, Christine Stoklosa, who had 12 kills and Allison Gaudy, who collected seven kills, 18 digs. First year Cara Calcagno contributed 47 assists, 14 digs as the Knights advance to 11-12 on the season.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the Oneonta Red Dragons this afternoon on Alumni Field and were outlasted in a stroke-off, 8-7, as sophomore Kate Yarmowich collected the game winning penalty stroke. After a scoreless first half, the Red Dragons took a 1-0 lead at 36:31. The Knights struck back just four minutes later when first year Jeanine Tripepi crossed to junior Erin Wight for the equalizer at 40:16. The teams battled for the remaining thirty minutes of regulation and thirty minutes of sudden death overtime but could not find the back of the net as Geneseo's Amanda Carver (Canastota) made four saves and Oneonta's Kelly Mohr collected seven saves on the afternoon. In the penalty strokes, both teams made four of five attempts in the first round and three of five in the second round as the game remained even. Yarmowich's goal gave the Red Dragons the advantage in the third round of stokes and Mohr's save on Geneseo's last attempt sealed the win. The Knights fall to 4-6 overall and 1-1 in SUNYAC.

Oct 08, 2003

Men's Soccer Ties Alfred

Teams Play to Scoreless Draw

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Alfred University tonight and played to a scoreless draw with the Saxons. Geneseo outshot Alfred by a 6-3 margin and had four corner kicks to the Saxons two, but could not break through for the game winner. Geneseo had several good chances, including a goal that was called back on an offsides. Senior Chris Stock posted the shutout in goal as the Knights record goes to 7-3-2.

Oct 07, 2003

Knights Tennis Defeats Fisher

Feikert Leads Knights

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team completed their regular season with a 8-1 win over St. John Fisher College this afternoon on the Alumni courts. Geneseo led 3-0 after the doubles portion as Shalini Sudarsanan and Krissy Feikert combined to win 8-3 at first doubles, Nicole King and Rene Smith won 8-2 at second doubles and Sarah Muhlbauer and Stephanie Reynolds won 8-4 at third doubles. In singles action, Feikert won 6-0, 6-2 at #2, Allison Berical won 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 at third, Sudarsanan won 6-2, 6-0 at fourth, Smith was a 6-0, 6-1 victor at fifth and Reynolds captured sixth singles, 6-1, 6-2. Geneseo heads into this weekend's SUNYAC championship tournament with a record of 8-2 on the season. Fisher's lone win was by Jessica Snyder, 6-3, 6-3 at first singles.

Oct 06, 2003

Geneseo Inducts Five into Sports Hall of Fame

Bailey, Potenza Enter "Legends" Category
1992-93 Men's Basketball Recognized

Geneseo, N.Y.-The SUNY Geneseo department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation inducted five new members into its Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 4, 2003 in the MacVittie College Union Ballroom as part of the college's Homecoming festivities.

The 2003 class includes women's basketball players Erin Malone '94 and Kristin Raines Campbell '94, men's basketball players Bill Mason '92 and Ian Tudman '95 and former athletic director, Dr. John Spring.

Malone was a two-time first team All-SUNYAC performer, who helped the Knights to a record of 100 wins and just 12 losses in her four seasons winning the ECAC championship in 1991 and '92, the SUNYAC championship in 1993 and participating in two NCAA championship tournaments in 1993 and '94. The Penn Yan High School graduate stands fourth on the Geneseo charts in scoring with 1,311 points and fourth all-time in rebounds with 655. She holds the school record for career free throws made (329) and for free throws made in a game (16). After graduating from Geneseo with an English degree in 1994, she received a Master's in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Malone resides in San Diego, California, where she is a managing editor for RealAge.com.

Mason won the Ira S. Wilson Award as the top male senior student-athlete in 1992 and the Knights compiled a record of 73-38 over his four seasons. The three-time All-SUNYAC player participated on Geneseo's first NCAA Division III tournament team in 1991, helping the Knights to the Sweet Sixteen. A native of Webster, New York, he led Geneseo to team titles in the JP Morgan Chase tournament in both 1989 and 1991. On the Geneseo charts, Mason stands sixth in points (1,235), seventh in rebounds (685), fifth in assists (360) and seventh in steals (164), the only Geneseo basketball player to be ranked in the top seven in all four major statistical categories. He graduated from Geneseo with a Sociology degree in 1992 and works as a Police Officer for the City of Rochester. He resides in Webster with his wife, Suzanne McNeece Mason and their two sons Ryan (4) and Andrew (1).

Campbell was a four-time first team All-SUNYAC performer. She earned the ECAC Rookie of the Year award on her way to helping the Knights compile that incredible mark of 100 wins and 12 losses with the postseason record of a SUNYAC championship, two ECAC championships and two NCAA berths. Following her senior year, she was selected as the SUNY Geneseo Scholar-Athlete for combined academic and athletic achievement and was a first team All-ECAC star. The Madrid Waddington High School graduate stands third on the Geneseo charts in scoring with 1,349 points and is the college's all-time leading rebounder with 869. After graduating from Geneseo with an Elementary and Special Education degree in 1994, she received a Master's degree in Reading from Cortland. She has been coaching at various high school levels for nine years and works at the Webster Central School district as a Special Education teacher. Campbell resides in Williamson, New York with her husband Craig.

Tudman led the Knights to a record of 79-27 in four seasons. The three-time All-SUNYAC player participated in three NCAA tournaments, was a first team All-ECAC selection and became just the third player in men's basketball history to earn All-American honors when he was named to the second team in 1995, joining Ed Robota and Scott Fitch with national recognition. A native of Spencerport, New York, Geneseo went 8-4 in the JP Morgan Chase championships during his career including winning the team title in 1993, finishing runnerups in 1994 and '95. His stellar play in the tournament led to last January's induction into the JP Morgan Chase Tournament Hall of Fame, where he joined Fitch as one of just nine players in the 12 member Hall. Tudman stands third in points on the Geneseo charts with 1,410 and fourth in rebounds with 774. He holds the school record for field goal percentage in a game when he made all 10 of his shots versus Clarkson in 1992. Tudman graduated from Geneseo with a degree in Applied Physics in 1995, received his Master's degree from the University of Massachusetts in Environmental Health Sciences and Industrial Hygiene and works for DuPont as an Industrial Hygienist in LaPlace, Louisiana, where he resides with his wife, Jelena.

Spring provided the impetus and leadership over 13 years from 1986 to 1999 that turned the Geneseo athletic program into the perennial SUNYAC power that it is today. Prior to his tenure, just one Geneseo team had ever participated in the NCAA Division III championship, but under his watch, 22 teams advanced to the national competition, while the college boasted 30 SUNYAC champions, eight ECAC championships and 14 New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association championships. All tolled, these 74 teams represented 85% of the total number of championship and NCAA teams at the college at the time of his retirement, a number too staggering to pass off as coincidence. The Warsaw native knew how to pick a winner as he was responsible for hiring some of Geneseo's most successful coaches, Mike Woods for cross country and track, Bob Guy for women's basketball, Steve Holmes for men's basketball, Debbie Thompson in swimming, Martha Martin for volleyball and softball coach Joe French. Spring's leadership brought the Geneseo Sports Information position to full-time and he was responsible for creating the college's state-of-the-art fitness center. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Cortland in 1962, a master's from Syracuse in 1967 and his Educational Doctorate in Physical Education Administration from Michigan in 1981. After a long coaching career at Oswego, he served as the Lakers athletic director for 10 years. He was the SUNYAC President in 1985-86, earned the SUNYAC Distinguished Service Award upon his retirement in 2000 and just recently was honored with the ECAC Distinguished Achievement Award. Spring remains active in intercollegiate athletics as the Executive Director of the United States Iintercollegiate Lacrosse Association and resides in Perry, N.Y with his wife Susan.

In addition to the Hall of Fame inductions, Geneseo posthumously recognized Dr. Charles "Randy" Bailey and Dr. Lucien Potenza in the "Legends of the Blue Knights" category. Bailey was a professor of history at the college, served on the Sports Hall of Fame selection committee and was an avid supporter of the intercollegiate teams. He could be seen at most sporting events, but followed soccer, basketball and softball most closely. Potenza was the college and team physician for the Knights athletic program after coming to Geneseo from a private practice. He was a fixture at Ice Knight hockey games, often stitching up minor cuts between periods to keep players in the game.

The ceremony also included recognition of the 1992-93 men's basketball team, who combined a 23-4 record with a trip to the NCAA "Sweet Sixteen" and still hold school records for wins in a season, winning percentage and longest win streak (20). Team members included Scott Fitch, Scott Fulkerson, Jamie Getman, Dan Keane, Steve Lenhart, Rob Poetsch, Dwayne Postell, Andy Smith, Kevin Sober, Matt Spadoni, Ian Tudman, Scott Tudman, assistant coach Jim Clar, assistant coach Steve Holmes and head coach Tom Pope.

2003 Hall of Fame Inductee Group Photo

1992-93 Men's Basketball Group Photo

Oct 04, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Soccers Sweep Cortland
Volleyball Splits at Hartwick

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted Cortland this afternoon and kept their win streak alive at six and their SUNYAC record unblemished with a 2-1 win over the Red Dragons. Junior Eric Lauricella gave the Knights a 1-0 lead just 5:16 into the match as he had two shots stopped and then recovered the second rebound to knock it home for Geneseo. Junior David Fink stayed red hot in the scoring column with his fifth goal in the last five games on an assist from Taylor Smith to give Geneseo a two goal cushion with just three minutes remaining in the first stanza. Cortland scored their lone goal when Aaron Anderson-Winchell was awarded a penalty kick with 56 ticks left on the clock in the second half. Junior Chris Stock made five saves to post the win in goal for Geneseo, while Ross Morelli (2 GA, 4 Saves) and Sean Trask (0 GA, 1 Save) split halves between the pipes for Cortland. The Knights advance to 7-3-1 overall and 6-0 in SUNYAC, while Cortland falls to 7-3-1, 2-2.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to Cortland this afternoon and first year player Carly Chiapetta's goal at 61:04 was the only score as the Knights went on to the 1-0 victory. Chiapetta scored on a low 15 yard shot after receiving a pass from Logan Hadzicki to extend the Knights record to 7-2-4 overall and 5-0-1 in SUNYAC. Senior Jamie Waterman made three saves to post the shutout in goal for the Knights.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued with the Hartwick tournament on Saturday as Geneseo split a pair of matches. The Knights opened the day with a 30-25, 30-28, 30-27 win over Skidmore. Senior Christine Stoklosa collected 12 kills, classmate Cherisse Rehman added 11 kills and senior Allison Gaudy contributed 10 kills, 10 digs. In addition, junior Erin Sharp totaled 10 digs and first year Cara Calcagno handed out 46 assists. In the final match of the tournament, Geneseo dropped a tough 30-27, 30-24, 30-26 decision to Vassar. Rehman led the way with nine kills, 13 digs, Stoklosa had seven kills, Gaudy added five kills, 14 digs and Calcagno passed out 30 assists. The Knights record stands at 10-12 on the season.

Oct 04, 2003

23rd Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational

Knights Sweep Team Titles
Oswego's McWilliams, Geneseo's Turner Individual Champions

Women's Cross Country
The Knights hosted the 23rd Annual Cross Country Invitational this morning at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris with 18 teams present and captured the team title with 31 points to runnerup Brockport's 96. Geneseo placed their scoring five runners in the top 12 as senior Joanna Zieno was the top finisher, placing second in 22:57.32.

In addition, sophomore Marta Scott placed fifth in 23:36.54, sophomore Fran Magri came across seventh in 23:40.53, sophomore Kelly Owens was eighth in 23:42.69 and first year Christina Finke was 12th in 23:58.94 to lead the Knights to the team crown.

Oswego's Susan McWilliams was the individual winner, sliding past Zieno in the final mile to win in a time of 22:44.69 over the six kilometers. Charity Learn of Mansfield was third in 23:35.61 and Brockport's Christy Ecklund placed fourth in 23:35.93.

Men's Cross Country
The men's version of the 23rd Annual Geneseo Cross Country Invitational went much the same as the women's race at Letchworth Park as the Knights placed their scoring five runners in the top 11 places to run past the 18 team field. Geneseo's 23 points outdistanced second place RIT's 84 points.

Junior Ted Turner raced past the competition to win the individual title for Geneseo as he crossed the line in 25:30.34 over the eight kilometers. Unattached runner Jon Beck was second in 26:01.73 and Mansfield's Chris Cummings was third in 26:07.05.

For the Knights, junior Jeff Beck placed fourth in 26:13.29, senior Jason Casey came home fifth in 26:29.87, senior Matt Young was sixth in 26:32.79 and sophomore Ross Hunkovic finished 11th in 26:57.02.

For full results, click here: 2003 Geneseo Invitational Results

Oct 04, 2003

Today's Tennis Match Changing Venues

Moving to Brighton Tennis Center

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis match scheduled for today, Saturday, October 4 versus the RIT Tigers at 1 pm on the Alumni Tennis courts has been moved to the Brighton Tennis Center on Brighton-Henrietta Townline Rd. The match time remains at 1 pm.

Oct 03, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Soccers Sweep Oswego
Volleyball Splits at Hartwick

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to Oswego today and defeated the Lakers by a score of 8-0. Sophomore defender Ashley Clark led the charge with two goals, one assist and classmate Jackie Fertitta scored two goals on the afternoon. Senior Logan Hadzicki and first year Lindsay Quist-Chaffee netted a goal and an assist apiece, while single tallies were scored by seniors Nicole Santariello and Arin Belden. First year Jessica Francis made two saves to post the shutout in goal. Geneseo advances to 6-2-4 overall and 4-0-1 in SUNYAC.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted the Oswego Lakers this afternoon and earned a 2-1 win over the Lakers. The Knights took a 1-0 lead when Taylor Smith headed a David Fink crossing pass which deflected off the Laker goalkeeper and an Oswego defender at 16:33. Sophomore Dan Art scored 13 minutes later when he one-touched a cross from Adam Gloo into the back of the net for a 2-0 intermission advantage. The Lakers converted a penalty kick at 60:37 to cut the deficit, but Chris Stock, who made four saves, and the Knights defense made the lead stand. Geneseo runs their win streak to five games as they move to 6-3-1 overall and 5-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to the Hartwick tournament tonight and split a pair of matches. In the opening match, Geneseo won a 30-24, 30-25, 30-26 decision over the host Hawks. Senior Christine Stoklosa totaled 16 kills, while classmates Cherisse Rehman and Allison Gaudy collected 13 kills, nine digs and eight kills, 13 digs, respectively. First year Cara Calcagno passed out 39 assists. In match two, Geneseo fell to Vassar by scores of 30-27, 30-15, 30-21. Rehman had 12 kills, Stoklosa added 10 kills, junior Erin Sharp contributed 13 digs and Calcagno dished out 30 assists. The Knights are now 9-11 on the season.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team hosted Cortland today and fell by a score of 9-0 to the SUNYAC power. Junior Shalini Sudarsanan provided the closest match of the day as she dropped a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) decision at fifth singles. The Knights fall to 6-2 on the season.

Oct 01, 2003

Volleyball Defeats Alfred

Vujcic Leads Knights

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team hosted Alfred tonight and won a 30-16, 30-17, 30-15 decision over the Saxons. Sophomore Jelena Vujcic totaled eight kills, 10 digs to lead the Knights and senior Christine Stoklosa added nine kills. Seniors Cherisse Rehman and Allison Gaudy had seven kills apiece and first year Cara Calcagno handed out 32 assists. The Knights advance to 8-10 on the season.

Sep 30, 2003

Tuesday's Contest Summaries

Tennis Defeats Oswego
Field Hockey Drops Heartbreaker

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team hosted Oswego today and captured a 7-2 decision over the Lakers. Geneseo jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles action as Krissy Feikert and Rene Smith teamed to win 8-6 at first doubles and Sarah Muhlbauer and Stephanie Reynolds took third doubles by a score of 8-2. In singles action, Geneseo's Nicole King was the first singles winner by a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 and Feikert won second singles, 6-2, 6-1. The Knights had little trouble at fourth, fifth and sixth singles as they lost just four games in the three matches with Muhlbauer winning 6-1, 6-0 at fourth, Shalini Sudarsanan winning 6-1, 6-1 at fifth and Smith winning 6-0, 6-1 at sixth. Geneseo advances to 6-1 on the season.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted Houghton this afternoon and dropped a 1-0 double overtime heartbreaker to the Highlanders. Houghton entered the game unbeaten on the season and the Knights were poised to pull the upset throughout the game but could not find the back of the net. In a game which featured wide open offense from both teams, Houghton outshot the Knights 18-11 and had 16 penalty corners to Geneseo's 12. The Knights staved off defeat in regulation when a Houghton penalty stroke with two minutes to go in the second stanza went high and wide left, but the Highlanders converted 2:15 into the second overtime to end the scoreless drought. Sophomore Jess Pausewang was spectacular in goal as she made 10 saves, many of them point blank opportunities. The Knights fall to 4-5 on the season.

Sep 27, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Men's Soccer Wins Fourth Straight
Cross Country Sweeps Houghton Invite

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted the SUNYIT Wildcats this afternoon and captured a 7-0 win. Geneseo led 4-0 at the half as Mark Bellavia blasted a penalty kick to open the scoring at 14:52, David Fink got his fourth of the year at 18:44, Dave Aguado made it 3-0 at 20:30 and Luke Megna received an assist from Dan Art at 42:30 for the Knights. Geneseo's Erik Swanson made it a five goal game at 51:43 and first year Yoshi Morimoto completed the scoring with his first Geneseo goals at 69:46 and 72:12. Junior Chris Stock played the first half in nets for the Knights with Peter Hines and Adam Spurgen splitting the second stanza. Geneseo wins for the fourth straight game and is 5-3-1 overall and 4-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team travelled to Houghton College this afternoon and despite resting most of the top runners, won the meet with 33 points to the hosts 54. First year Shannon Griggs was the top Geneseo finisher in fourth place in 21:29, while Lindzie Foster was right on her heels in fifth (21:38). Geneseo took the seventh through 10th finishers with Colleen Krug at 21:55, Carly Czaplicki at 21:56, Kristina Knight at 22:00 and Tori Kuzara at 22:12. Geneseo's Rachel Ippolito completed the top seven by taking 16th in 23:03.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team duplicated the women at Houghton today as the top runners rested but the Knights were still able to pull out the team title with 28 points to Houghton's 37. Sophomore Chris Popovici was the top finisher as Geneseo placed their five scoring runners in the top nine places. Popovici was fourth in 28:55, junior Mark Rusin was fifth in 29:20, Jeff Green was seventh in 29:41, Scott Allen was eighth in 29:54 and Andrew Guignon was ninth in 30:05. Geneseo's top seven was completed by Pete DiGennaro, who was 11th in 30:27 and Jake Button, who was 12th in 30:30.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to Oneonta this afternoon to take on the Red Dragons in a rematch of last season's SUNYAC title game and played to another 0-0 tie. The teams have not scored against each other since Oneonta's lone goal in a 1-0 regular season win last year at Geneseo which spans 256:49. Senior Jamie Waterman started in goal and made three saves to post the shutout as the Knights move to 5-2-4 overall and 3-0-1 in SUNYAC.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team continued the SUNYAC West Pool Play at Oswego today and split a pair of matches. In the opener, Geneseo defeated Buffalo St. by scores of 30-19, 29-31, 30-25, 30-24. Senior Cherisse Rehman totaled 17 kills to lead the attack and classmate Christine Stoklosa added 16 kills for the Knights. First year Cara Calcagno dished out 50 assists, senior Allison Gaudy had 10 kills, 18 digs and sophomore Jelena Vujcic contributed 22 digs. In match two, Geneseo completed the weekend with a 2-2 SUNYAC record and 7-10 overall mark with a 25-30, 30-26, 21-30, 23-30 loss to Fredonia. Rehman had 15 kills, 28 digs, Gaudy added 10 kills, 27 digs and Calcagno handed out 47 helpers.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to Ithaca this afternoon and dropped a 4-2 game to the Bombers. Ithaca took a 3-0 first half lead as the Bombers struck three times in the first 21 minutes against Geneseo's Amanda Carver, who made two saves, and the Knights defense. In the second half, senior Cassie Martin scored her second of the season on an assist from Sarah Maisonet with 21:56 to go and first year Jeanine Tripepi continued her torrid scoring streak with an unassisted goal with 16:56 remaining to make it 3-2. The Bombers scored an insurance tally on sophomore Jess Pausewang, who stopped one shot and allowed the lone goal in 49 minutes of action.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team continued with the ITA tournament at William Smith today. In singles action, first year Krissy Feikert was knocked out in the second round by Tara Pajoohi of Rochester, 6-2, 6-1, while sophomore Sarah Muhlbauer lost 8-3 to Allie Pohl of Hamilton in the consolation singles. In doubles action, Feikert and Shalini Sudarsanan dropped an 8-5 decision to Anne Moulin and Johnna Nigh of St. Lawrence in the first round and fell by an 8-6 count in the consolation bracket to Aracely Cruz and Karoline Munger of Stevens Tech. Junior Nicole King and sophomore Kelli Christopher lost their first round match by a score of 8-5 to Meghan Kelley and Laura Maier of William Smith and then dropped an 8-4 decision to Richard Stockton's Victoria Rosenfield and Kristen Tukel in the consolation bracket.

Sep 26, 2003

Friday's Contest Summaries

Soccers Sweep New Paltz
Volleyball Splits at SUNYAC West Pool

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer (4-3-1, 3-0-0 SUNYAC) used two late second half goals to remain unbeaten in conference play as they defeated the visiting New Paltz Hawks by a score of 2-0 this afternoon on Raschi Field. Junior David Fink scored his third goal of the season at 72:15 to break a scoreless tie with senior Domenico Marsocci picking up the assist. Marsocci controlled play in the middle of the field from 30 yards out and moved past one defender before sliding a through ball onto Fink's feet just inside the 18 yard box. Fink slipped past the Hawk goalkeeper before depositing the ball into the open net. Junior Eric Lauricella gave the Knights an insurance goal with just five minutes remaining on a restart from just outside the penalty area. Lauricella was taken down in the middle of the field at the 18 to create the dangerous restart and scored unassisted with a shot that grazed off the inside of the right post and into the net for his first of the season. Geneseo's Chris Stock made six saves to post his third shutout of the season.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to New Paltz this afternoon and captured a 9-0 win over the Hawks to keep their SUNYAC mark unblemished. The Knights scored five goals in the first half and added four in the second. Senior Logan Hadzicki scored two goals and one assist and classmate Nicole Santariello netted two scores and first year Carly Chiapetta added two assists to lead the attack. Geneseo got single goals from junior Jessalyn Ciampa, sophomores Jackie Fertitta and Nancy Prior and first years Melissa Santariello and Lindsay Quist-Chaffee. First year Jessica Francis made one save to post the shutout in goal as the Knights move to 5-2-3 overall and 3-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Oswego today for the first round of SUNYAC West pool play and a pair of matches. In the opening contest, Geneseo used 20 kills from senior Cherisse Rehman, 28 digs from sophomore Jelena Vujcic and 13 kills from senior Christine Stoklosa to win a four game match from the hosts. Geneseo won 30-22, 25-30, 30-25, 30-22. First year Cara Calcagno handed out 45 assists. In match two, the Knights dropped a tough 30-21, 30-23, 32-30 match to Brockport. Senior Allison Gaudy led the way with 14 kills, 15 digs and Calcagno handed out 23 assists. First year Megan Wailand added eight kills and junior Karyn Patridge collected nine digs as Geneseo moves to 6-9 on the season and 1-1 in SUNYAC West play.

Women's Tennis
Members of the women's tennis team travelled to William Smith today for the first rounds of the ITA Northeast Tennis championships. Geneseo entered three players into the singles draw as junior Nicole King, sophomore Sarah Muhlbauer and first year Krissy Feikert were entered. King began with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over RIT's Jenn Hurne before bowing to Heather Fuleihan of Skidmore in the second round by a 6-0, 6-3 score. Muhlbauer moved into the consolation bracket with a 6-0, 6-0 loss to #6 Kristen Klepacki of the College of New Jersey, while Feikert advanced to the second round with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 win over Richard Stockton's Victoria Rosenfield.

Sep 24, 2003

Wednesday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Defeats Naz

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to Nazareth today to face the Flyers and won a come-from-behind victory be a score of 2-1. Nazareth got on the board at 32:19 of the first half, but Geneseo bounced back with two second stanza goals to take the win. Senior Nicole Fedele scored her first of the season from first year Jeanine Tripepi at 50:03 and Tripepi got the game winner at 65:53 from classmate Karen Garnish. Sophomore Amanda Carver made one save to gain the win in goal for Geneseo. Geneseo held a 6-3 advantage in corners and outshot the Flyers by an 8-6 margin. The Knights raise their record to 4-3 on the season.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team travelled to William Smith this afternoon and lost a tough 9-0 match to the highly rated Herons. Geneseo played several close matches as Nicole King and Kelli Christopher dropped a 9-7 decision at second doubles, while Sarah Muhlbauer and Stephanie Reynolds took third doubles into a tiebreaker. In singles action, junior Rene Smith battled to a third set tiebreak, while classmate Shalini Sudarsanan forced a third set in a 4-6, 6-0, 3-6 decision. The Knights drop their first match of the season and stand at 5-1.

Sep 23, 2003

Knights Volleyball Falls to Bombers

Geneseo Drops to 5-8

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to Ithaca tonight and dropped to 5-8 on the season with a three game loss to the Bombers by scores of 30-26, 30-28, 30-20. Senior Christine Stoklosa led the way with nine kills, while classmate Allison Gaudy had eight kills, seven digs. Junior Erin Sharp added nine digs and senior Cherisse Rehman totaled eight kills for the Knights.

Sep 21, 2003

Sunday's Contest Summaries

Women's Soccer Blanks Blue Devils
Men's Soccer Shutouts Fredonia

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted Fredonia this afternoon and blanked the Blue Devils by a score of 6-0. Senior Logan Hadzicki netted the hat trick for the Knights and classmate Nicole Santariello handed out two assists to lead the Geneseo attack. Sophomore Jackie Fertitta scored her second goal in as many days to open the scoring at 18:19. Hadzicki's first two goals followed at 19:20 and 23:31 for a 3-0 halftime advantage and the third came at 50:41 to give the Knights a four goal cushion. Sophomore Maureen Hilliker, who assisted on Hadzicki's second goal, scored at 73:00 and Jackie Powers completed the scoring with a header at 77:32. First year Jessica Francis notched her first career shutout as the Knights advance to 4-2-3 overall and 2-0 in SUNYAC.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Fredonia this afternoon and came away with a 2-0 shutout over the Blue Devils. Geneseo led 1-0 at the half as David Fink scored from Taylor Smith to give the Knights the advantage. Fink got his second of the game in the second stanza on an assist from Brian Amick to score the insurance goal for Geneseo. Junior Chris Stock posted the shutout in goal as Geneseo goes to 3-3-1 overall and 2-0 in SUNYAC.

Sep 20, 2003

Saturday's Contest Summaries

Field Hockey Defeats Hamilton
Soccers Trump Buffalo St.
Men's Cross Country Wins at Williams

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the Hamilton Continentals this afternoon and captured a 1-0 decision when senior Cassie Martin scored on an assist from Melissa Walsh with 22 minutes left in the second half. The Knights controlled play throughout the contest as they outshot the Continentals by an 18-3 margin. Geneseo held an 11-0 shot advantage at the half but Hamilton's Meghan Blair held Geneseo at bay by making eight of her 12 saves in the first stanza. Geneseo's Amanda Carver posted the shutout in goal by making three saves, including a stopping the Continentals best opportunity which was a blast from inside the left arc by Eden Self with 2:37 left. The Knights advance to 3-3, while Hamilton falls to 1-2.

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team travelled to Williams (MA) today and defeated a strong field in winning the Purple Valley Classic by scoring 30 points to runnerup Messiah's (PA) 64. Geneseo, who was ranked 11th in NCAA Division III this week, ran past a strong Southern Connecticut team and the host Ephs, who were ranked 20th. Junior Ted Turner won the individual title with a time of 26:11.83 to lead the Geneseo championship effort, while senior Matt Young, who was third in 26:57.32 and junior Jeff Beck, who was fourth in 27:02.50, turned in solid performances. Completing the scoring five for Geneseo were Jason Casey, who came across ninth in 27:34.28 and Ross Hunkovic, who finished 13th in 27:42.42. First year Jim Tillapaugh and sophomore Andrew McCarthy completed the scoring seven by finishing 16th in 27:54.44 and 19th in 28:02.26, respectively.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team travelled to Williams (MA) this afternoon and finished third with 64 points in a talented field which included the top ranked team in the country in Middlebury, the second ranked team in the nation in the hosts and the Knights, who were listed as seventh in the land this week. Middlebury ran past the host Ephs to pull the minor upset by scoring 38 points to the second place 44. Senior Joanna Zieno led Geneseo with a third place finish in 19:31.38 and Marta Scott placed in the top ten with a ninth place time of 19:50.35. Sophomore Fran Magri was 14th in 20:07.05, classmate Sally Briggs was 17th in 20:13.43 and first year Allyson Brown rounded out the scoring five in 21st in 20:38.42. Completing the Geneseo top seven was Kelly Owens, who was 22nd in 20:40.30 and Christina Finke, who was 24th in 20:58.92.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted the Buffalo St. Bengals today and earned a 4-0 shutout in their first conference game of the season. Senior Arin Belden scored early in the first half for the Knights at 8:02 on an assist from first year Melissa Santariello. After breaking the school goal scoring mark in 2002, sophomore Jackie Fertitta found the net for the first time in '03 with a goal from Logan Hadzicki at 11:25. Geneseo added second half goals from Alaina Smith and Maureen Hilliker to complete the scoring. First year Jessica Francis posted the win in goal in making two saves in 45 minutes in her first start and senior Jamie Waterman stopped two shots in her 45 minutes in the second half. Buffalo St.'s Jessica Bingerman made nine saves for the Bengals. Geneseo is 3-2-3 overall, while the Bengals fall to 2-3.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Buffalo St. this afternoon and took a 2-1 win over the Bengals. The Knights won their second game this season as senior Brian Amick scored a pair of goals for the Knights. Amick gave Geneseo a 1-0 lead in the first half on an assist from Erik Swanson. In the second stanza, Nick Picardo's direct kick was flicked on by Mark Bellavia to Amick which gave the Knights a 2-0 lead. The Bengals made it 2-1 with under five minutes remaining, but Chris Stock, who totaled two saves, and the Knights defense made the lead stand. Geneseo advances to 2-3-1 overall and 1-0 in SUNYAC.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team hosted Potsdam this morning and moved to 5-0 on the season with a 6-3 win over the Bears. Geneseo trailed 2-1 after the doubles portion as junior Shalini Sudarsanan and first year Krissy Feikert were the lone winners by a score of 8-2. The Knights came storming back with five of six singles wins as junior Nicole King triumphed 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 at first singles, Feikert won 6-2, 6-0 at second singles, sophomore Sarah Muhlbauer won 6-0, 6-2 at fourth singles, Sudarsanan captured a 6-1, 6-1 win at fifth singles and junior Rene Smith won 6-2, 6-4 at sixth singles.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to the RIT tournament this weekend at posted a 2-2 record. On Friday night, Geneseo dropped a pair of matches to St. John Fisher (19-30, 24-30, 20-30) and Fredonia (28-30, 24-30, 26-30). In the loss to the Cardinals, senior Cherisse Rehman had eight kills, classmate Allison Gaudy had seven kills, 19 digs and junior Erin Sharp contributed 21 digs. Against the Blue Devils, Rehman had 12 kills, first year Cara Calcagno had 33 assists and Gaudy and Christine Stoklosa had seven kills apiece. On Saturday, Geneseo defeated Alfred by scores of 30-26, 30-12 and 30-23 and Clarkson by scores of 30-27, 30-25, 25-30, 30-26. Stoklosa led the attack in the win over the Saxons with 18 kills, Rehman had 15 kills and Megan Wailand added 10 kills, 18 digs. Against the Golden Knights, Stoklosa totaled 22 kills and Rehman 14 kills, 20 digs to lead the offense while Gaudy and Sharp added 16 digs apiece. Geneseo is now 5-7 on the season.

Sep 18, 2003

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Sep 12, 2003

Friday's Game Summaries

Tennis Match Called
Soccer Falls to Rochester

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team travelled to New Paltz this afternoon and were leading the Hawks by a score of 4-3 when two matches were suspended due to darkness. Geneseo won two doubles and two singles matches as junior Nicole King and sophomore Kelli Christopher won 9-8 at second doubles and sophomore Sarah Muhlbauer and first year Stephanie Reynolds won 8-6 at third doubles. In singles action, first year Krissy Feikert won 6-2, 6-4 at third singles and junior Rene Smith won 6-1, 6-2 at sixth singles.

In the two outstanding matches, King was tied at second singles, 2-6, 6-4, 3-3 when play was called and junior Shalini Sudarsanan trailed 6-3, 0-6, 1-4 when her match was ended.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Rochester tonight and dropped a 3-0 decision to the Yellowjackets. Rochester scored less than five minutes into the match and the Yellowjackets added a pair of penalty kicks in the second stanza to gain the win. Junior Chris Stock made three saves as the Knights were outshot, 17-5. Geneseo falls to 1-3-1 on the season.

Sep 12, 2003

White Named New York State Winner

Graduate Earns 2003 NY Woman of the Year Award

Geneseo's Melissa White, '03 has been named the New York State winner for the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year award. More than 340 student-athletes were nominated nationwide from NCAA member schools for this award and White is one of just 12 state winners to be selected from a Division III institution and the first representative from Geneseo to win at the state level.

The 10 national finalists will be announced in late September with the national winner being crowned on November 1, 2003 in Indianapolis at the NCAA Woman of the Year awards dinner.

A seven-time All-American, White concluded her college career last spring as one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of Geneseo. She won the national championship in the indoor 5,000 meters in 2003 and placed in the top five twice at the national cross country competition on her way to earning Geneseo's Louise Kuhl Award as the top senior women's student-athlete at the college.

White was an Academic All-American carrying a 3.67 grade point average in business administration. She was selected as the Rochester Press Radio Club Female Athlete of the Year and was the WHAM Local College Sportswoman of the Year in 2003. In addition, White was recognized with a New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete award, a SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

A native of Naples, N.Y., White is the daughter of Lewis and Susan White.

Sep 12, 2003

Manzo Named Women's Field Hockey Coach

Assistant Takes Over Program

SUNY Geneseo is pleased to announce the hiring of Shannon Raymond Manzo as Geneseo's interim women's field hockey coach.

Manzo replaces Liz Monte, who accepted the head women's lacrosse position at the University of Rochester after posting a record of 15-16 in field hockey and 19-12 in women's lacrosse in two seasons for the Knights.

"We are fortunate to have a qualified and knowledgeable assistant who we can elevate to this position," said Athletic Director Marilyn Moore. "As a Geneseo alumnus and former player, I value Shannon's level of commitment and loyalty to the program."

Manzo served as Monte's assistant for the 2002 season, gaining experience in all facets of the Knights' program including contest and practice management, recruiting of qualified student-athletes, scouting of opponents and compilation of statistics.

A 1999 graduate of SUNY Geneseo with a bachelor's degree in Communicative Disorders and Sciences, Manzo played two seasons of field hockey at the club level before the Knights became an intercollegiate sport at the college in 1997. Manzo led the Knights with five goals, five assists in 10 games in that inaugural season as a junior wing and collected three goals, three helpers in 14 games as a senior in 1998.

A native of Irondequoit, N.Y., Manzo was a four year player at Eastridge High School, earning all-Monroe County honors twice and All-State recognition as a senior in 1994. Manzo played one year on the Western Scholastic and one year on the Western Open field hockey team. In addition, she spent three seasons as a high school referee.

Manzo earned her master's degree in audiology from Buffalo in 2001 and is pursuing her clinical doctorate in audiology from the University of Florida. She is an audiologist at The Hearing Center, Inc. in Brighton.

"I am very excited about this opportunity and the chance to work with the high quality student-athlete that Geneseo continues to attract," said Manzo. "I am expecting a smooth transition period and look forward to our future successes."

Sep 10, 2003

Wednesday's Game Summaries

Field Hockey Wins SUNYAC Opener
Women's Soccer Sinks Saxons

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team hosted the Brockport Eagles this afternoon and came away with a 1-0 victory over the SUNYAC rival. After a scoreless first half, first year Jeanine Tripepi scored her first career goal off a feed from sophomore Lauren Spennacchio to give the Knights the win. The Eagles did not go quietly as senior Alison Broomhead ripped a free hit from 20 yards out which glanced off a defender and into the upper left corner of the crossbar with just over seven minutes left. The Eagles had two late penalty corners which created scoring opportunities, but could not muster the equalizer. Junior Sarah Sutherland made four saves for Brockport, while sophomore Amanda Carver stopped one shot to post the shutout for the Knights.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted Alfred University today and ran past the Saxons by a score of 7-1. Alfred's Ellen Brandfonbrener notched a penalty kick at 12:30 to give the visitors a quick 1-0 lead, but Geneseo bounced back with three goals in the first stanza to take command of the contest. Senior Erin May got the Knights started with a goal from classmate Arin Belden off a corner at 15:35 and Jessalyn Ciampa scored from Ashley Clark for a 2-0 lead at 34:50. First year Melissa Santariello netted the first of her two goals on the afternoon at 40:00 from Stacey Doerner for the intermission advantage. The Knights added four goals in the second as sophomore Jenna Bufano, Santariello, and first years Lindsay Quist-Chaffee and Martha Brown all scored unassisted goals. First year Rebecca Pociask made 22 saves as the Knights outshot the Saxons by a 35-5 margin. Geneseo's Jamie Waterman played 47 minutes in nets and allowed the lone goal, while Jessica Francis made one save in 43 minutes.

Sep 09, 2003

Tuesday's Game Summaries

Tennis Opens with Win
Volleyball Defeats RIT in Five

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team travelled to Brockport this afternoon to take on the Eagles and won their season opener with a 7-2 decision. Junior Nicole King was a double winner today as she won 6-4, 6-4 at second singles and teamed with Kelli Christopher to win 8-6 at second doubles. Sophomore Wing-Yen Leung teamed with first year Stephanie Reynolds to win 8-0 at third doubles. In other singles action, first year Krissy Feikert won both sets at love to take third singles, sophomore transfer Sarah Muhlbauer won 6-2, 6-3 at fourth singles, junior Shalini Sudarsanan won 6-1, 6-0 at fifth singles and junior Rene Smith won 6-0, 6-1 at sixth singles. The Knights are 1-0 on the season.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to RIT tonight and won a classic five game match over the Tigers. Game scores were 30-24, 30-32, 37-35, 22-30 and 16-14. First year Cara Calcagno dished out 50 assists to pace the attack for the Knights. Senior Cherisse Rehman pounded 14 kills and junior Jess Eggleston had 12 kills. Other contributors for the Knights included Allison Gaudy, who had nine kills, 16 digs, and senior Christine Stoklosa, who had 10 kills. The Knights advance to 3-2 on the season.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted Ithaca on Tuesday afternoon and played to a 0-0 tie. The Knights outshot the Bombers by a 32-18 margin, but could not put the game winner past Ithaca goalkeeper Dave Corvi. Corvi made 13 saves for the Bombers. Geneseo's Chris Stock stopped six shots to earn his first shutout of the season. The Knights move to 1-2-1 on the campaign.

Sep 06, 2003

Saturday's Game Summaries

Men's Cross Country Takes Buffalo St.
Women's Soccer Ties Ithaca

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team travelled to the Buffalo St. Invitational today and won the team title for the first time in head coach Mike Woods' tenure. The Knights narrowly defeated 2002 NAIA champion Malone (PA) by scoring 40 points to the runnerup's 41. Geneseo's Ted Turner placed second individually for the Knights in and senior Matt Young came home fifth in 26:00. The scoring five included Jeff Beck, who was seventh in 26:09, Jason Casey, who was 11th in 26:38 and Ross Hunkovic sped past two Malone runners down the stretch to finish 15th in 26:53 and give Geneseo the win.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team hosted perennial power Ithaca (0-2-1) on Saturday and came away with a 2-2 tie. After a scoreless first half, Ithaca's Christine Dorney knocked in a deflected ball for a 1-0 Bomber lead at 46:44. Senior Nicole Santariello evened the game at one on a quick turning shot from six yards after classmate Logan Hadzicki fed the ball into the scoring box at 55:51. The Bombers reclaimed the lead at 78:37 when Becca Berry blasted a 20 yard shot from the top inside the left post just past the outstretched hands of Geneseo goalkeeper Jamie Waterman. Hadzicki grabbed the tie for Geneseo when she took a feed in the middle, beat two Ithaca defenders and put the shot past Ithaca goalkeeper Kurstin Meehan. In the two 10 minute overtime periods, Geneseo outshot the Bombers by a 7-0 count and Meehan made several quality saves to preserve the win. Waterman made four stops for Geneseo as they advance to 1-0-3 on the season.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team travelled to Buffalo St. on Saturday and placed second in a strong field with 60 points to champion Edinboro's (PA) 50. Senior Joanna Zieno finished sixth in 19:20 to pace the Geneseo finishers with Marta Scott close behind in seventh (19:25) and Sally Briggs in eighth (19:33). The scoring five included Fran Magri, who finished 17th in 19:56 and Kelly Owens, who was 22nd in 20:02.

Women's Volleyball
The women's volleyball team travelled to the Cortland Invitational this weekend and posted a 2-2 record to open their season. On Friday, Geneseo dropped their opener to Nazareth by scores of 30-21, 30-14, 36-34. First year Cara Calcagna dished out 20 assists to pace the offense and senior Allison Gaudy collected 10 digs. The Knights got their first win of the season and new head coach Maggie Loncz's first win with a 30-13, 30-24, 27-30, 30-24 win over New Paltz. Seniors Cherisse Rehman and Christine Stoklosa each pounded 13 kills, while Calcagna farmed out 32 assists. On Saturday, the Knights fell to 1- 2 with a 23-30, 24-30, 30-26, 28-30 loss to Fredonia. Rehman had 13 kills, 10 digs and Gaudy added 12 kills, 10 digs. Geneseo earned a split of the weekend with a convincing 30-18, 30-28, 30-27 win over Buffalo St. Junior Karyn Patridge led the way with 10 kills and junior Erin Sharp had eight digs.

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to Mercyhurst today and fell to the Lakers by a score of 1-0. After a scoreless first half, Mercyhurst got the game winner at the 44:09 mark. Geneseo was outshot by a 14-7 margin this afternoon. Sophomore Amanda Carver stopped seven shots in nets for the Knights. Geneseo is now 1-2.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted St. Lawrence (3-0) this afternoon and fell to the Saints by a 3-0 score. St. Lawrence's Joe Domingo scored off a nice feed from Charlie Bogosian to open the scoring at 32:09 and the Saints held the 1-0 advantage at the intermission. In the second stanza, Macky Diop scored on a penalty kick at 63:04 and Garrett Huntley added an insurance goal from Elliot Savitz. The Saints Jordan James made four saves to post the shutout, while Chris Stock made nine stops in net for Geneseo (1-2).

Sep 03, 2003

Women's Soccer Stuns Herons

Men's Soccer Defeats Naz in OT

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team travelled to Geneva this afternoon to take on the nation's fourth ranked team in the William Smith Herons and stunned the hosts with a 3-0 shutout. Geneseo netted all three scores in the first half as junior Lisa Zavada opened the scoring at 16:04 with a goal from the top of the 18. Senior Logan Hadzicki gave the Knights a 2-0 lead at 31:22 on an assist from Nicole Santariello and Santariello completed the scoring with an unassisted goal just three minutes later at 34:28. The Knights defense and goalkeeper Jamie Waterman did the rest as Geneseo outshot the Herons by a 17-7 margin. Waterman made five saves as the team advances to 1-0-2 on the season.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team travelled to Nazareth College this afternoon and came away with a 3-2 overtime decision. Senior striker Brian Amick gave the Knights a 2-0 lead with unassisted goals at 32:33 and at 47:12, but the Golden Flyers Jefferson Dargout evened the game with a pair of goals of his own at 75:05 and 82:05. The Knights, who outshot the Flyers by a 25-18 margin, got the game winner when senior captain Mark Bellavia headed in a corner kick by senior captain Adam Gloo just 4:36 into the extra session. Junior Chris Stock made eight saves to post the win for the Knights as they advance to 1-1 on the campaign.

Sep 03, 2003

Knights Fall to Herons

National Power Earns Shutout

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team travelled to William Smith on Tuesday night and were shutout by the national power Herons by a score of 3-0. Geneseo trailed just 1-0 at intermission on a penalty stroke, but William Smith added a pair of goals in the second half as the Knights were outshot, 19-0. Sophomore Amanda Carver made nine saves in goal and senior Kristen Fritz had two defensive saves for Geneseo. The Knights fall to 1-1 on the season.

Aug 31, 2003

Knights Earn Second Tie

Smith Scores on Penalty Kick

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team earned their second tie of the season with a 1-1 outcome versus John Carroll University at the Allegheny Classic on Sunday. John Carroll opened the scoring when Molly Bircher scored just 2:25 into the match, but the Knights got the equalizer in the 39th minute when Alaina Smith converted a penalty kick. Senior Jamie Waterman and the Knights defense held John Carroll the rest of the way, but the Knights could not gain the game winner despite outshooting their opponents by a 33-9 margin for the contest. Geneseo pushes their record to 0-0-2 on the season.

Aug 30, 2003

Saturday's Game Summaries

Field Hockey Opens with Win
Cross Country Sweeps Oneonta Invite

Women's Field Hockey
The women's field hockey team opened their 2003 campaign with a 2-0 win over Oberlin (OH) College this afternoon on the Alumni Field. Sophomore Lauren Spennacchio scored the opening goal at 23:35 on an assist from Sarah Maisonet, while first year Kim Nelson added an insurance goal from classmate Karen Garnish with just over five minutes to play. Sophomore Amanda Carver made four saves to post the shutout for the Knights, while sophomore Siv Tang made three stops for the Yeowomen.

Women's Cross Country
The women's cross country team opened their 2003 season with a convincing win over the field at the Oneonta Invitational. The Knights scored 24 points to grab the title over runnerup Brockport's 46. Senior Joanna Zieno paced the field in finishing first in a time of 17:06.8 over the 4500 meters just ahead of Marta Scott's second place time of 17:11.1. Sophomore Sally Briggs was sixth in 17:40.6, classmate Fran Magri was seventh in 17:50.9 and Kelly Owens rounded out the scoring five with an eighth place finish of 17:52.3. Completing the top seven for Geneseo was a pair of newcomers in Christina Finke (ninth in 18:01.8) and Shannon Griggs (10th in 18:06.0).

Men's Cross Country
The men's cross country team opened their season by running past six other teams in placing first with 27 points at the Oneonta Invitational. Junior Ted Turner won the individual title by covering the 6000 meters in 18:59.3. Geneseo then placed six runners in the top 12 positions as senior Matt Young was fourth in 19:20.4, junior transfer Jeff Beck was fifth in 19:26.9, sophomore Ross Hunkovic was seventh in 19:49.2, senior Jason Casey was 10th in 19:51.6, first year Jim Tillapaugh was 11th in 20:05.4 and junior Ben Feidner was 12th in 20:06.4.

Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team began their season at the Allegheny (PA) Classic and fought to a 0-0 draw with Otterbein of Ohio. The Knights were outshot by a 17-15 margin, but senior goalkeeper Jamie Waterman made nine saves to preserve the shutout.

Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team hosted the Hobart Statesmen this afternoon in the opener for both teams and fell by a score of 2-1. Hobart's Ricky Klotz opened the scoring at the 11:22 mark on an assist from Alex Coates, but the Knights got the equalizer just 11 minutes later when sophomore Taylor Smith scored on a header with the assist going to Tyler Ferrera. The Statesmen got the game winner when Micke Subotowicz pushed a direct kick past Geneseo keeper Tim Spayd at the 78:00 mark. Hobart's Chris Maravalli made 10 saves to post the win, while Spayd stopped nine shots for the Knights.

Aug 28, 2003

Fall 2003 Rosters Now Online

Check out your favorite Knights team

The Fall 2003 team rosters are now posted online at knights.geneseo.edu. Begin to follow your favorite Geneseo Knights team by checking out the new and returning players. Rosters are current for women's cross country, men's cross country, women's field hockey, women's soccer, men's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball.

The season opens on Saturday, August 30 when the men's soccer team hosts Hobart at 1 pm and the women's field hockey team hosts Oberlin at 1 pm, while the women's soccer team travels to the Allegheny Classic to take on Otterbein, the cross country teams travel to the Oneonta Invitational and the tennis team travels to Cortland to face the Red Dragons.

Aug 25, 2003

Knights Name Loncz as Volleyball Coach

Assistant Takes Over Program

Geneseo, N.Y.-SUNY Geneseo is pleased to announce the hiring of Maggie Deuel Loncz as Geneseo's interim women's volleyball coach.

Loncz replaces Martha Martin, who accepted the Athletic Director position at York Central Schools after posting a record of 226-171 in ten seasons for the Knights.

Loncz served as Martin's assistant for five seasons, gaining experience in all facets of the Knights' program including contest and practice management, recruiting of qualified student-athletes, scouting of opponents and compilation of statistics.

A 1997 graduate of Niagara University, Loncz spent four seasons building a stellar playing career for the Purple Eagles. She stands eighth on the Niagara kills chart with 578 and is tenth all-time in digs with 842.

A native of Piffard, N.Y., Loncz was a four year starter at York High School, earning all-Livingston County honors three times. Loncz led York to the Section V Class D championship twice and was named to the sectional tournament all-star team twice, including earning Most Valuable Player honors her senior season.

Loncz earned a second bachelor's degree in physical education from SUNY Brockport in 2000 and is pursuing her master's degree in education at Brockport with a concentration in athletic administration. She is beginning her third year as an elementary physical education teacher at Geneseo Central Schools and coaches the boy's track and field team in the spring.

"I am very enthusiastic about the upcoming season," said Loncz. "With nine returnees to the roster and a talented incoming class, we are looking forward to being very competitive in the SUNYAC."

Aug 11, 2003

2003-04 Schedules Now Online!!!

Follow your favorite Knight teams!

The 2003-04 season schedules are now online at knights.geneseo.edu. Select your favorite Knight team from the pull down menu on the left and select "Schedules and Results" from the left hand team menu. The Knights open the fall season on Saturday, August 30 with men's soccer hosting Hobart at 1 pm on Raschi Field, women's field hockey hosting Oberlin at 1 pm on Alumni Field, the women's soccer team travelling to the Allegheny tournament, the women's tennis team travelling to the Cortland Invitational and the men's and women's cross country teams beginning the SUNYAC title defense at the Oneonta Invitational.

Other highlights include the women's soccer and tennis teams hosting their home openers on Saturday, September 6 with soccer taking on Ithaca and tennis playing Alfred. The women's volleyball team opens their season on Friday, September 5 at the Cortland Invitational with the home opener coming on Tuesday, September 16 at 7 pm vs. Elmira in the Louise Kuhl Gymnasium. The men's and women's cross country teams will host the Geneseo Invitational on Homecoming Saturday, October 4 at Letchworth State Park with the NCAA Atlantic Regional coming to Letchworth Park on Saturday, November 15. GOOD LUCK KNIGHTS!!!